Miami Police Reviewing Video as Missing Wisconsin Girl Possibly Seen in Florida

Zachary Stieber
10/16/2018
Updated:
10/16/2018

Miami Police Department detectives were reviewing surveillance video on Oct. 16, from a gas station where missing Wisconsin girl Jayme Closs was possibly spotted by a witness in Florida late Monday.

Closs was missing when law enforcement officers arrived at her family’s home in Barron, Wisconsin, on Oct. 15 and found her parent’s dead, prompting an amber alert.

The call was made by an unknown person and the Miami tip appears to be the best lead officers have had so far.

The Miami Police Department said late Monday that it received information that Closs “may have been seen” on Monday afternoon around N.W. 27 Avenue and 11 Street, in a black Ford Explorer with a Wisconsin license plate.
Miami Police Department detectives were inside a Sunflex gas station in the area reviewing surveillance video for at least one hour on Tuesday morning trying to determine if the girl that was spotted was indeed Closs, reported Saira Anwer of WLPG.

Anwer said around 11 a.m. EST that the detectives had finished and were returning to the police department to enhance the image from the video.

She said she was personally watching the video. “Video isn’t clear, but the young girl in the vehicle in question doesn’t appear to be restrained or in a captive situation,” she said.

According to WISC-TV, the witness said Closs was at the gas station on Monday between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

The witness said that two well-dressed men, Middle Eastern in origin, estimated to be in their 30s, around 6'0” and weighing over 200 pounds each, were also in the Explorer.

However, Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald told Fox 9 that he’s skeptical of the information about a possible sighting in Miami.

The sheriff is following up on the info as a tip but doubts the timing, noting that it’s 20 hours driving distance away from Barron.

Officials planned to give updates on the case at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. CDT, which is an hour behind EDT.

From NTD.tv
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