Although the raea has been described as on of “evidential value”, senior police officers have not yet released any information of their findings at the site that might suggest a possible link to the five missing Grand Bahama boys.
Greg Christie, BIS officer in Freeport, told the media that a scheduled press conference at police headquarters Tuesday morning was cancelled, but did not say why it was called off. Another presss conference is scheduled for this morning.
As police continue to comb the wooded area near the Tivoli Gradens apartments off East Atlantic Drive, a 12-year-old boy from one of the apartments was one of several people taken into police custody for questioning.
About 20 police officers, including crime photographers were seen putting down yellow markers and bagging evidence in brown paper bags.
While residents want closure in the case, some think the police are hastily arresting and detaining persons.
the grandmother of a 12-year-old boy, who is in custody, was annoyed with the police’s detainment and treatment of her grandson and his mother over the weekend.
While the mother was released, the boy, who was Jake’s best friend, remains in custody.
Source: Denise Maycock, The Tribune
