Press Conference 2nd February.
LE - Today our search is expanding. We're going to be checking new areas of the grid that have not yet previously searched. We're going to continue today using volunteers. We're going to be working with our partners at the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and you're going to continue to see a wide variety of resources being used out here, to include canines and UAV's. Last night we did have a team at the Hampton NASA Steam Plant, today we are no longer there, our mission there is complete and our efforts have concluded at that location.
Moving on to the status of the investigation, I'm going to provide some clarification on the person of interest in this case. The person of interest in this case is Cody's father. His name is Cory Bigsby, he is a 43 year old Hampton man. At the conclusion of this press conference his photos going to be available for you on our Twitter platform for your reference. Cory is still with us at Police Headquarters, he is there voluntarily and he is choosing to answer our questions.
Here's what we need from the public - We're still seeking information on Codi's last known whereabouts. We're also seeking information on his father's whereabouts. Any information that you have could potentially be of value. We're seeking information specifically regarding where he goes, where he shops, who he's with and what he does. We're also asking for resident of the Old Buck neighbourhood and surrounding areas to check their own property. Residents are much more familiar with their own property, they would be more likely to spot something that's out of place or suspicious. And in that case if you find something that you believe to be suspicious contact police and we'll send someone out to you.
That's all the information and updates I have for you this morning. I have time for just a few questions.
Reporter - Sergeant are you ruling out the child's mother as a person of interest?
LE - We're not ruling anything out specifically at this time. Our focus is going to be towards the father for the current investigation.
Reporter - Are you going to be looking at the landfill any time soon?
LE - I don't anticipate that, but if that changes I will certainly update you.
Reporter - Has the father or the mother, anyone been charged with anything at this time?
LE - No formal charges have been issued at the current time.
Reporter - How long has he been at the Police Headquarters?
LE - He has been at Police Headquarters since the day he reported Cody missing.
Reporter - Has this become a recovery effort at any point or still search and rescue......?
LE - There's been no shift in the ? of the investigation.
Reporter - Does the Police Sargeant have any record of calls to that address?
LE - I don't have that information with me right now.
Reporter - You mention other children were in the house, where are those children at this point?
LE - I can tell you that the children are safe.
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Reporter asks if the kids have any information to share.)
LE - I'm not able to discuss the specifics of that element of the investigation.
Reporter - Are you able to discuss at all the conditions of that home when you guys were there?
LE - I wouldn't be able to discuss that either.
Reporter - The dogs you're using - Are they search and rescue dogs, cadaver dogs?
LE - A combination of both.
Reporter - Are you still searching water..?
LE - Any waterways that fall within the grid are certainly being considered in the search.
Reporter - Sergeant can you talk again about the amount of co-operation you're getting from Cory Bigsby and types of questions you're asking?
LE - I would not be able to go into that element.
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Reporter asks about father's level of co-operation.)
LE - He is choosing to be there voluntarily and is answering the questions we are asking.
Reporter - How wide is the grid expanding to?
LE - It's about a mile radius at the current time.
Reporter - A mile radius from the house?
LE - From the apartment complex.
Reporter - Like a circular mile out?
LE - Approximately a mile radius.
Reporter - And how is that different from where it was yesterday?
LE - The grid itself hasn't changed we're just expanding the areas within the grid that we're searching. We're searching new elements that we were not previously searching.
Reporter - Have you received any leads in the last 24 hours that you consider promising?
LE - That's not something I would be able to discuss.
At the end when the Sergeant went off camera a reporter can be heard asking if the father had been sleeping there and the Sergeant replied that he's been there since Cori was reported missing.
. The words sink in more than the video.
