The Pima County Sheriff’s Department reminded volunteers intending to assist in finding Nancy Guthrie of private property laws, ahead of the investigation entering its fourth week.
Guthrie is the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie. Law enforcement officials say the 84-year-old was taken from her Catalina Foothills home on Sunday, Feb. 1, against her will.
The sheriff’s department also asked volunteers to give investigators the space they need to do their work.
“We appreciate their concern, and we all want to find Nancy, but this work is best left to professionals,” a Feb. 21 news release from the sheriff’s department said.
It is up to each individual property owner to grant permission for anyone to be on their property, the news release said.
Angelica Carrillo, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s department, said there have been no changes to resources in this investigation.
“There may be fluctuations day to day based on investigative leads. Several hundred law enforcement personnel remain dedicated to this case. This will remain an active investigation until Nancy Guthrie is found or all leads are exhausted,” she said.
Residents request roadway changes##
On Saturday, the residential street outside Guthrie’s home became a one-way lane ) — a change that had been requested by Guthrie’s homeowners association, according to a county news release.
The Catalina Foothills Estates Neighborhood Association asked the county’s transportation department to make the adjustment to reduce parking and traffic congestion. Traffic officials said the decision was coordinated with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and Rural Metro Fire.
The scene has drawn reporters from national and international news organizations, along with independent livestreamers and true-crime content creators. County officials said the increased traffic has impeded delivery vehicles and made it difficult for residents and emergency personnel to safely travel along the narrow roadway.
Since the sheriff’s department began investigating the case, media and members of the public have been parking on the narrow easements of the “quiet neighborhood road” in the Catalina Foothills, the news release said.
REMINDER: FBI reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the location of Nancy Guthrie and/or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.
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“There often are so many media gathered in the area and vehicles parking on the sides of the road, that vehicles traveling in opposite directions have been unable to get past each other,” the release said.
Neighbors reported that trash trucks have been unable to service the neighborhood, county officials said, and Rural Metro Fire has voiced concern that it will have difficulty responding to emergencies in the neighborhood.
Crews were seen placing barricades on the roadway over the weekend.
