A store manager of Harrison Paint Co. next door to the restaurant, said she has seen Ashley and her younger sister at the restaurant many times. She called Ashley and her family "very nice." The store manager left work shortly after 6 p.m. and had not seen the girl. She also said she's never known the girl to wander away.
"(Police) did search the building last night," she said Tuesday morning. Officers called the paint store's owner, who in turn called an employee to return to the store and let police inside to search.
Employees at the Pet Supplies Plus declined to comment, telling a reporter, "We're corporately owned and not allowed to comment."
A detective in a vehicle parked at the front door of the Asian restaurant Tuesday morning got out of his vehicle when one member of the girl's family came outside. The two quickly re-entered the building and the detective, asked whether the family wanted to make a plea for help via the media, uttered a firm "No."
By 9:30 a.m., area search efforts did not appear to be continuing, but that officers were "regrouping" to determine their next course of action.
Officers do not need assistance from volunteers wanting to join the search. They will post a request on their Facebook page if they need more assistance.
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