Jessica Ridgeway, the 10-year-old girl from Colorado that's been missing since Friday, may have been found after a police said Thursday a body was found in the vicinity of where Jessica Ridgeway went missing.
Police haven't officially tied the crime scene at the Pattridge Park open space in Arvada to Jessica Ridgeway. She disappeared on Friday on her way to school.
On Wednesday, around 6:40 p.m., Westminster Police Department tweeted the following new information in the ongoing investigation: "This afternoon a body was discovered near the Pattridge Park Open Space in the City of Arvada....more... #jessicaridgeway"
"The Arvada Police Department and Westminster Police Department are working jointly with additional resources to process that crime scene," Westminster, Colo., police investigator Trevor Materasso told reporters Wednesday night, according to ABC News.
"At this time, we're unable to make any connection to the disappearance of Jessica Ridgeway. That crime scene will exist through the evening and into tomorrow morning."
Police continued to work overnight with the aid of floodlights of a fire truck as the body was carried out after dark on a stretcher.
Another reason leading investigators to believe the body is Jessica Ridgeway is because it was found about seven miles from her home and where her backpack was found Sunday.
At a short press conference Thursday morning, Westminster Police said investigators will continue the search in the Westminster neighborhood where Jessica lives.
Police told the public they didn't need to fear a kidnapper, but according to reports, they are now investigating whether Jessica Ridgeway 's case might be related to that of another girl who was abducted for several hours Monday in Cody, Wyoming.Jessica Ridgeway, the 10-year-old girl from Colorado that's been missing since Friday, may have been found after a police said Thursday a body was found in the vicinity of where Jessica Ridgeway went missing.
Police haven't officially tied the crime scene at the Pattridge Park open space in Arvada to Jessica Ridgeway. She disappeared on Friday on her way to school.
On Wednesday, around 6:40 p.m., Westminster Police Department tweeted the following new information in the ongoing investigation: "This afternoon a body was discovered near the Pattridge Park Open Space in the City of Arvada....more... #jessicaridgeway"
"The Arvada Police Department and Westminster Police Department are working jointly with additional resources to process that crime scene," Westminster, Colo., police investigator Trevor Materasso told reporters Wednesday night, according to ABC News.
"At this time, we're unable to make any connection to the disappearance of Jessica Ridgeway. That crime scene will exist through the evening and into tomorrow morning."
Police continued to work overnight with the aid of floodlights of a fire truck as the body was carried out after dark on a stretcher.
Another reason leading investigators to believe the body is Jessica Ridgeway is because it was found about seven miles from her home and where her backpack was found Sunday.
At a short press conference Thursday morning, Westminster Police said investigators will continue the search in the Westminster neighborhood where Jessica lives.
Police told the public they didn't need to fear a kidnapper, but according to reports, they are now investigating whether Jessica Ridgeway 's case might be related to that of another girl who was abducted for several hours Monday in Cody, Wyoming.
