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Police widen search for Becky Watts
Police have searched houses in Wilton Close, Southmead, and in Cotton Mill Lane, Barton Hill, as they widen their search for missing teenager Becky Watts.
The searches are part of “lines of inquiry” as they hunt for the missing 16-year-old from St George, whose family home in Crown Hill has also been searched.
Police have confirmed that a laptop, found during a public search at the weekend, did not belong to Becky.
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Two people remain in custody after being arrested in connection with her disapperance.
Becky went missing from her home in Crown Hill on February 19. She is believed to have had her laptop and mobile phone with her. There has been no sighting of her since.
Six specialist search teams have been searching for Becky each day and officers have been brought in from Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall and Gloucestershire Police forces.
On Monday a specialist dog unit from South Wales Police and the police helicopter will join in the search.
Police are being assisted by search and missing persons’ experts from the National Crime Agency, College of Policing and the National Missing Persons organisations..
Detective Superintendent Liz Tunks, head of the Major Crime Investigation Team at Avon and Somerset Police, said: “Firstly, I would like to reiterate my message yesterday that our search for Becky continues unabated and we are using all available resources to find her.
“Secondly, I would like to extend my thanks to the local communities in St George and the wider Bristol area who have assisted with our search efforts so far.
“The sheer number of people who have shown support during the public searches has been incredible. I would ask that all planned public searches are co-ordinated through us so they dovetail with the extensive search operation we have running.
“Finally, I would urge anyone who have any information as to Becky’s whereabouts to come forward immediately. Please call us on 101 or use the online reporting page on our website.”
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