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April 01, 2009
Sandra Cantu: Police Interview Father
Child Missing Since Friday
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Daniel Cantu, the father of missing Tracy girl Sandra Cantu, was interviewed Wednesday by police, but he was not detained, an official said.
The information emerged just minutes after Lt. Jeremy Watney told reporters during a morning news conference in Tracy that investigators did not know the whereabouts of the father.
"If we need to go locate him, we'd be able to," Watney said.
Watney called the slow progress in finding Sandra Cantu "frustrating," adding that investigators have been busy sifting through nearly 500 leads from the public.
The 8-year-old girl was last seen Friday afternoon walking in Orchard Estates Mobile Home Park, located just off West Clover Road. A reward for information leading to Cantu's return has grown to $17,000.
"We want her back safe," Watney said during the news conference. "I mean, that's the bottom line."
Officials earlier focused their search on two men who live in the mobile home park, but Watney said Wednesday that nobody had been ruled out.
"Everybody is of interest," said Watney, who called the investigation "extremely frustrating."
Police planned another news conference at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to offer an update.
Meanwhile, Sacramento bounty hunter Leonard Padilla is offering a $10,000 of the $17,000 reward for information about the whereabouts of the girl.
Cantu is 4 feet tall, 45 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink Hello Kitty T-shirt and black leggings.
Anyone with information may call the Tracy Police Department at 209-831-4550. Investigators said anyone wishing to donate money for the reward fund may call police.
http://www.kcra.com/news/19064633/detail.html
Posted by Nealus at April 1, 2009 03:31 PM
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