North Port PD Gives First Look at Brian Laundrie’s Research
North Port Police Department Public Information Officer Josh Taylor said Laundrie’s family spoke to officers on Friday night because they were concerned for their son’s welfare. The family told officers they believed he entered the reservation earlier this week.
NORTH PORT, Florida – On Saturday, 50 law enforcement officers from five different agencies, including the North Port Police Department and the FBI, actively searched the Carlton Preserve, a 25,000-acre park in Sarasota, looking for Brain Laundrie, a person of interest in the Gabby Petito case. , who his family lawyer said has not been seen since Tuesday.
North Port Police Department Public Information Officer Josh Taylor said Laundrie’s family spoke to officers on Friday night because they were concerned for their son’s welfare. The family told officers they believed he entered the reserve earlier this week and that his car was brought from the reserve to the Laundrie home at some point, but authorities did not clarify. final schedule.
“Brian wasn’t going to talk to us. We knew he wasn’t going to talk to us, so we weren’t going to spend a lot of time following someone who wasn’t wanted for a crime. Our goal was to find Gabby, ”Taylor commented.
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He added: “They are residents of North Port and he is a resident of North Port and it is our responsibility to locate him.”
Courtesy of the North Port Police Department
Gabby Petito was reported missing on September 11. She was traveling west with Laundrie in a motorhome. He returned to North Port Florida on September 1 with the van, but without Petito, and refused to speak to law enforcement.
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Taylor said a search for Gabby was taking place in Wyoming on Saturday morning, which is the last place she was reportedly to be. Taylor added, “We are doing everything we can, within the law, to get answers.”
Taylor said Laundrie’s parents did not provide any information to officers on Friday night about Petito.
Jason Anderson lives across from the Carlton Reservation and says he heard helicopters fly over the area starting at 6 or 7 p.m. Friday. When he woke up on Saturday morning, he and his wife saw police, the FBI and dogs outside.
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“It didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what they were looking for,” Anderson commented.
Neighbors describe the area sought for Brian Laundrie
Jason Anderson lives across from the Carlton Reservation and says he heard helicopters fly over the area starting at 6 or 7 p.m. Friday. When he woke up on Saturday morning, he and his wife saw police, the FBI and dogs outside.
He went on to say that the reserve stretches for miles and miles and it would be a good place to get lost and not found if that’s what anyone wanted to do. However, he hopes law enforcement finds Laundrie and Petito.
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“The best thing would be to find the girl first,” Anderson said. “Tell us where she is and give the family some peace. I don’t want this to be a long, drawn-out thing. Find the guy immediately.”
North Port Police provide update on the search for Brian Laundrie
North Port Police Department Public Information Officer Josh Taylor said Laundrie’s family spoke to officers on Friday night because they were concerned for their son’s welfare. The family told officers they believed he entered the reservation earlier this week.
Taylor said authorities hope to find Laundrie on the reserve, but added: “These are people who are used to living off the grid. I don’t know if he would be doing day hikes here or what. whatever, but you could be out here for several months if you want. “
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Laundrie or Petito is urged to call 1-800-Call-FBI.
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