Cops converged on a Redlands nudist ranch on Thursday, utilizing a battering ram to interrupt into the house of a suspect within the disappearance of a neighborhood couple.
The manhunt is a part of an ongoing seek for Stephanie Menard, 73, and her 79-year-old husband, Daniel Menard, who went lacking Sunday.
On Thursday morning, officers arrived at Olive Dell Ranch, the place the couple have a house, to conduct an investigation into the lacking individuals case. Whereas there, they obtained a phoned-in tip {that a} man concerned of their disappearance was someplace within the RV park, in line with Redlands spokesperson Carl Baker.
Cops locked down the park and obtained a search warrant for the suspect’s residence, which sits subsequent door to the Menards’ property. They entered utilizing a battering ram, then used remote-controlled machines, together with a drone and assault automobile, to go looking the place, Baker stated at a Thursday information convention.
Aerial footage from KTLA confirmed a police automobile with an arm aggressively digging via the suspect’s residence, almost knocking over a deck within the course of.
Baker stated police hadn’t discovered the suspect however believed he was someplace on the property — both in his residence or elsewhere.
The couple have been final seen on the nudist ranch on Saturday. Stephanie Menard’s purse was discovered inside their residence, and their automobile was discovered unlocked down the highway from the property. Their canine, a small Shih Tzu named Cuddles, can be lacking.
Daniel Menard is diabetic and suffers from dementia, police stated.
Tammie Wilkerson, a buddy of the couple, instructed KABC-TV that the Menards lived on the nudist ranch and have been very energetic in the neighborhood.
“They’re very candy folks,” Wilkerson stated. “There’s not a imply bone of their physique in any respect, which makes this very complicated.”
