FBI to cut back teams in Tucson in search for Nancy Guthrie – UK Times

The FBI is scaling back its on-the-ground presence in Tucson and relocating the command post for the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s abduction to Phoenix, a source briefed on the case told ABC News on Thursday.

Some agents will remain in Tucson to continue working alongside the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, while many others are returning to Phoenix, home to the FBI’s main Arizona office, to continue coordinating the investigation.

The shift in operations on day 26 of the search does not signal the case is winding down or that the FBI is backing off the hunt for the 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie, who was abducted from her home outside Tucson on Feb. 1, according to ABC News. With no suspects identified nearly three and a half weeks into the investigation, the Guthrie family is now offering a $1 million reward for information leading to her return.

Earlier Thursday, two federal law enforcement sources told NBC News that authorities plan to open Guthrie’s home to her family and stop treating it as a sealed crime scene. Investigators said they no longer need to restrict access to the property, though multiple agents were seen on Wednesday appearing to examine something on a sliding glass door at the home.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department also announced plans to limit public parking on Guthrie’s street beginning Thursday, as the investigation continues.

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