Did they ever fly drones on and around the property? Or in concentric circles working their way out from his garage? Can drones be flown over private property?
Found the following. It’s sad but also interesting to go back and read these accounts. I can’t believe it will be three years in just a couple of months.
Posted on (Greenville) Herald-Banner’s Facebook page:
March 18, 2017
“A second search was conducted Saturday for Michael Glenn Chambers, a retired Dallas firefighter who disappeared from his Quinlan-area home on March 10.
Almost 50 individuals, including members of area Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), the Cash Fire Department, Greenville Citizens On Patrol, the Hunt County Sheriff’s Office,
drones and K9 units participated in the search
at a location which was not disclosed. However, Sheriff Randy Meeks said the latest effort was again unsuccessful.
‘We didn’t find anything,’ Meeks said. ’It’s frustrating.’
A search was also conducted Thursday.
Meeks said his office has been receiving tips from the public concerning Chambers.
’We’re getting some,’ Meeks said. ’Some are legitimate and some are not. We are going to regroup Monday and see where we go from here.’
Chambers, 70, was last seen on a surveillance camera at the Quinlan Walmart on the morning of March 10.
The sheriff’s office was notified shortly before 7 p.m. Friday of Chambers’ disappearance from his residence in the 7000 block of FM 2101.
A small amount of blood was located in a workshop at the residence, but there were no signs of a struggle and Meeks has said it is unclear whether Chambers was injured and walked away from the shop seeking help or was forcibly taken from the building.
The Chambers family has posted a $25,000 reward for information which leads to his safe return. Brantley Burns with Farm Bureau Insurance is offering a $1,000 reward for information which results in Chambers’ being found safe and Hunt County Crime Stoppers is also publicizing the incident in seeking tips about what happened.
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Posted by Suzy on Bring PaPaw Home Facebook page:
May 11, 2017:
“For those of you who do not know, I am Mike's daughter. I appreciate all of the brainstorming and suggestions. Please understand what a delicate balance it is between needing the public's help and protecting the integrity of the ongoing investigation. I'll try to answer a few of the questions I see out there today and maybe then those can be laid to rest. We have searched with prison dogs who are trained to track living people. We have searched with helicopters with infrared detection. We have searched with dogs who track a specific person's scent. We have searched with cadaver dogs. We have searched on horseback.
Drones have searched the perimeter of the lake as have helicopters. The game warden has searched the ponds near Dad's house.
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Suzy Chambers Losoya
Posted by MCB, a niece of PaPaw’s and also an admin. of BPH FB:
August 30, 2017:
“Yes, his phone was pinged after he went missing. There have been numerous organized searches. The night he disappeared there were search dogs brought in from Bonham, foot searchers, and a helicopter equipped with heat sensing devices. The other searches in the days since have been on foot by trained personnel, search and rescue dogs, cadaver dogs,
drones, area bodies of water were searched with sonar. Texas Equusearch also assisted. Right now, we are trying to coordinate another search with volunteers. We will have to coordinate with HC. But we will let everyone know when we need volunteers.“
Published March 9, 2018
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
“One year ago on Saturday, a retired Dallas firefighter disappeared from his home in Hunt County.
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As the months go by, Suzy Losoya says she has little hope her father is still alive. Her conversations with the Hunt County Sheriff's Office are less frequent. But she's hoping a new private investigator and the timing of the one-year anniversary will help reinvigorate the case to find Chambers.
Losoya remembers the day Chamber disappeared vividly.
‘Crime tape. Just a nightmare of a scene when you get there,’ she said. ’But no trace of Dad.’
Surveillance video from the Quinlan Walmart shows the last time anyone saw the 70-year-old retired Dallas firefighter alive. He appears to have returned home. His wallet, keys and truck were all at his house. Drops of blood were found in a shed on his property. Still, no sign of Chambers.
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Hunt County Sheriff Randy Meeks says investigators have conducted three searches over the past year using cadaver dogs and
aerial drones. Investigators have also verified the whereabouts of each person who would have had direct contact with Chambers.
In a statement, Meeks said ’I know that they have followed up on every single lead that has come into the sheriff's office. Sadly, none of them have panned out.’
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Still no sign of missing retired Dallas firefighter one year later | FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
As to whether or not drones can be flown over private property ... I’m not sure. I need to look into it.
