Sheriff to announce ‘main developments’ in Melodee Buzzard search – NBC Los Angeles

What to Know
- 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard was final seen in October on a street journey out of state together with her mom.
- The sheriff’s division started investigating the case Oct. 14 after a college administrator reported Melodee had not been seen at college for a number of days.
- Detectives stated Melodee and her mom, Ashlee Buzzard, left California Oct. 7 in a white 2024 Chevrolet Malibu and traveled so far as Nebraska.
- Investigators scheduled a 2 p.m. information convention Tuesday to offer an replace on the search.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Division plans to announce “main developments” Tuesday within the seek for a lacking 9-year-old Lompoc lady who disappeared in October.
In a submit on X, the sheriff’s division stated it would present particulars at a 2 p.m. information convention. Particulars concerning the announcement weren’t instantly accessible.
The sheriff’s division started investigating the case Oct. 14 after a college administrator reported Melodee had not been seen at college for a number of days. Detectives stated Melodee and her mom, Ashlee Buzzard, left California Oct. 7 in a white 2024 Chevrolet Malibu with license plate license plate 9MNG101. They traveled so far as Nebraska earlier than the return journey, authorities stated.
Melodee was final seen on the return journey to California Oct. 9 on safety digital camera video close to the Colorado-Utah border, investigators stated.
Starting Oct. 8, the Malibu was seen with New York license plate HCG967, the sheriff’s division stated. It was not instantly clear when the completely different plate was put in or whether or not different plates have been used throughout the journey.
On or round Oct. 9, the Malibu is believed to have traveled by Inexperienced River and Panguitch, Utah; northwest Arizona; Primm, Nevada; and Rancho Cucamonga.
Detectives additionally shared safety digital camera photos that they stated present Ashlee Buzzard and her daughter at a rental automotive enterprise in Lompoc at first of the journey on Oct. 7. They seem like carrying wigs, the company stated.
Ashlee Buzzard, 40, was arrested in November in an unrelated crime, the sheriff’s division stated. She was arrested on suspicion of felony false imprisonment, authorities stated.
