Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Law Enforcement Converge on the Square Near The Wetterling Abducted In St. Joseph

Stearns County Sheriff's Office has converged on the area with earth moving equipment near the place where Jacob Wetterling was abducted in 1989, Patty Wetterling said today.

"I have informed this morning," she said while attending a seminar at the University of Minnesota in the afternoon to prevent sexual violence. "I told him about the search, but other than that I do not know anything."

Neighbors reported seeing several unmarked police Wednesday morning in the property. Aerial photographs of St. Cloud Times showed as many as 17 cars, SUVs and trailers on the property.


Deputy Chief Bruce Bechtold Stearns County Sheriff's Department said he was limited to the courts to comment on the investigation. The order, according to him, issued by Judge Stearns County on Tuesday and today.

"All I can tell you, we conduct research in the field of St. Joseph, and the details of this investigation is limited by the courts," said Bechtold.

He provided no details.

FBI 'support search operations in this area, "said C. Wilson, representative of the FBI. Around 5:45 pm, he said he did not know if the area has been secured for the entire day and said that he expects operations to continue to support the FBI on Thursday.

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has "some people on the ground" in St. Joseph today, "working in support of the sheriff and
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FBI, "said Bob Lowery, executive director of missing children division. He said that the center was a nation "and of St. Joseph's regularly over the past many years"