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Sky News
2 days ago
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- Sky News
Madeleine McCann latest: Parents not commenting on new search - as police shift area of focus
That's all for our coverage today Today, police officers in Portugal continued to scour scrubland and abandoned buildings on the second day of the latest searches for missing Madeleine McCann. Officers were seen clearing vegetation around abandoned buildings, wearing protective gear such as hard hats and face masks, and a digger was used to move rubble. They are working in fields and scrubland between a main road and the sea, with a few buildings nearby, including a vineyard. The search is being carried out at the request of the German federal police, as they look for evidence that could implicate prime suspect Christian B, who is in prison for raping a 72-year old woman in Praia da Luz in 2005. He is due to be released from jail in September if no further charges are brought. Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry McCann are not commenting during the "active police investigation", staff at the Find Madeleine Campaign said. Our correspondent Dan Whitehead has been at the scene of the search on the outskirts of Praia da Luz and watching the scenes unfold. You can scroll back through the page for all the updates from today. Eyewitness: 'It's clear search activity has moved' Our correspondent Dan Whitehead, who is in Praia da Luz, says police activity has moved. "The focus yesterday for police was on disused farm buildings, close to where the prime suspect Christian B lived. "It's clear that the activity has moved elsewhere at the moment." He says the ground is hard and dense, and that poses a challenge for officers. "German police are leading this investigation because of that prime suspect Christian B," he adds. "He denies all involvement." Who is Christian B? Christian B is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence in Germany for the 2005 rape of an elderly woman in the same resort Madeleine disappeared from two years later. He was arrested in Italy in 2018 and is due to be released from prison in September. He has not been formally indicted or charged with any offence related to the McCann case and denies any involvement. But in 2022, Portuguese police named him an 'arguido' in their investigation into Madeleine's disappearance, which makes him a formal suspect and gives him the right to silence and appropriate legal representation. He moved to Portugal in 1995 after serving a two-year prison sentence in Germany for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in 1994. He lived in a cottage in Praia da Luz. Soon after the world's media descended on the resort in 2007, he moved back to Germany. Police have previously claimed he made a 30-minute call from the same area just an hour before Madeleine disappeared. He is alleged to have confessed on two occasions to kidnapping and sexually abusing the toddler - once to a friend in a German bar in 2017 and again to his prison cellmate in 2020. There was no suggestion in either alleged confession that he killed her, and he continues to deny any involvement. When did the last search take place? German police were last in Portugal on the McCann case in 2023. They spent a week searching the Barragem do Arade reservoir around 30 miles from Praia da Luz, after reports of a "tip-off". The search was requested by the German authorities who in 2020 named convicted sex offender, Christian B, the prime suspect in Madeleine's disappearance. While he has always denied any involvement, it's reported he liked to visit this reservoir, calling the area his "paradise." Watch: What do we know about new search? Investigators are continuing to scour scrubland and abandoned buildings in the second day of the latest searches for missing Madeleine McCann. Teams of German and Portuguese police officers, as well as firefighters, face the task of hunting for evidence 18 years on from the disappearance of the British three-year-old in 2007. This week's operation is focusing on a sparsely developed area of land around 3.5 miles from Praia da Luz, where Madeleine was last seen while on holiday with her parents and siblings. Here, Sky correspondent Alice Porter takes a look at what we know after the initial searches this week... Search teams using hedge trimmers around run-down buildings Parked vans and police officers remain in Atalaia, Sky News' Dan Whitehead reports. Search teams have begun clearing the surrounding areas of more abandoned structures as part of the investigation. Officers can also be seen using hedge trimmers around more run-down buildings in the same scrubland area on the outskirts of Lagos. Madeleine's parents not commenting on new search Kate and Gerry McCann will not be releasing any statements during this "active police investigation", according to staff at the Find Madeleine Campaign. We last heard from the girl's parents last month, on the 18th anniversary of her disappearance. "No matter how near or far she is, she continues to be right here with us, every day, but especially on her special day," they said ahead of her 22nd birthday. "We continue to 'celebrate' her as the very beautiful and unique person she is. "We miss her." In pictures: At the site of building search Investigators continue to search derelict buildings in Atalaia today. These images show how it looks inside, with the ground cleared of rocks and debris. Key dates since disappearance of Madeleine Searches for Madeleine McCann have resumed in Portugal, near where she was last seen in 2007. Madeleine, then aged three, vanished while on holiday with her family in the Algarve resort, after her parents went out to dinner and left her sleeping in a room with her toddler twin siblings. What prompted this new search is still unclear. But the authorities are likely to be searching for a body - or any sign that Madeleine McCann was taken to the area they are searching after she was abducted. Here is a look at the key dates since the disappearance of Madeleine... Police digging at site near coast Our team is by the coast in Atalaia, where officers are still searching for evidence. We can hear digging from inside this abandoned building, pictured below, continuing yesterday's work around ruins and wells. A police drone is flying overheard, while officers can be seen throwing rocks out from inside the structure.
The Sun
4 days ago
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- The Sun
New Madeleine McCann search to start TOMORROW near where she was last seen – and top suspect Christian Brueckner's house
FRESH police searches are due to start tomorrow near the spot where missing toddler Madeleine McCann was last seen. German police are said to have requested the searches, expected to take place between Praia da Luz where the three-year-old vanished on May 3, 2007, and a house near the holiday resort where principal suspect Christian Brueckner used to live. 2 They will be the first in Portugal for more than two years following a near-week-long operation involving local and German cops at a remote dam a 40-minute-drive from Praia da Luz. The searches in May, 2023, at Arade Dam, described at the time as Brueckner's "little paradise", came to nothing. is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Gun Barrel City Police searching for man after overnight search in Eustace
GUN BARREL CITY, Texas (KETK) – The Gun Barrel City Police Department is currently searching for a man that led Henderson County law enforcement on a search to Eustace overnight. Passenger ejected from vehicle during crash in Smith County Gun Barrel City PD said officers were doing a traffic stop in the 100 block of Trailwind Street in Gun Barrel City on Saturday at around 9:36 p.m. when a man ran from the vehicle. According to a post from Gun Barrel City PD, the man was identified as Terrence Marshawn Carter, a Black man from Henderson. Officials said Carter has a active patrol violation from the Texas Pardon and Parole Board. Gun Barrel City PD and other agencies searched the area and K9 Aygo was able to track Carter into a creek near the 1000 block of East Main Street, Gun Barrel City PD said. Aygo was unable to track any further at that point. Then at around 3 a.m. on Sunday, officials said a Henderson County Sheriff's Office deputy found Carter on Highway 175E but he ran again. The K9 was called out to search for him again but during their search the sheriff's office was called out to a gas station at 206 Highway 175 in Eustace where a person was seen trying to enter semi-trucks. Gun Barrel City PD officers, Athens Police Department officers, sheriff's office deputies and the K9 unit responded to the gas station to search the area for Carter. During this search, a resident on FM 316 South near Eustace, called the sheriff's office about a man at her door matching Carter's description, according to Gun Barrel City PD. Officials searched until 6 a.m. on Sunday but could not find Carter. Gun Barrel City PD said they are seeking an arrest warrant for Carter on the charge of evading arrest/detention. Gun Barrel City PD stated that they believe Carter has left the Eustace area and is heading to Henderson, on the other side of Tyler from Eustace. Officials asked anyone with information about Carter to contact the the Henderson County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-545-8477 or on their app at P3 TIPS. They added that anyone with information could qualify for a cash reward. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
Nash County Sheriff's Office seeks armed suspect
NASH COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Nash County Sheriff's Office is looking for a 56-year-old armed suspect in the area of NC 97 and Baines Loop Rd. Timothy Holder description: Height 6 ft 1 Black Male Brown Eyes Holder was last seen wearing a blue outer shirt, red inner shirt and large hat, with baggy jeans. He was seen with a blue cooler and a black rifle. According to NCSO, Holder fled into the woods when Deputies attempted to make contact with him and has made threats of violence. NSCO warn to not make direct eye contact with him. NSCO said 'There will be an increase police presence in the area with Nash County Sheriff's Office and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol Aviation Unit assisting in the search.' Contact the Nash County Sheriff's Office if you have any information. Photo of Holder: Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
29-05-2025
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- CBS News
Police searching for escaped prisoner in Media, Pennsylvania
Police are searching for a prisoner who escaped en route to the Delaware County Courthouse in Media, Pennsylvania, the county's district attorney's office and borough officials confirmed to CBS News Philadelphia. A Media borough spokesperson said the prisoner escaped from custody from the county's sheriff's department. The prisoner was last seen going north on Olive Street from 4th Street, according to the borough spokesperson. Officials are asking nearby residents to shelter in place. The Media Borough Police Department, the Delaware County Sheriff, other local, state and federal agencies are actively looking for the escaped prisoner. No other information about the prisoner has been made available at this time. This is a developing story and will be updated.
