The sheriff’s department said Santa Barbara sheriff’s deputies spotted the gold Saturn sedan Castro had been seen driving in Vallejo about 300 miles south late Thursday afternoon.
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POLICE hunting for a missing U.S. teenager who was last seen screaming and bleeding being dragged across a highway by an armed man are now searching a remote area in California for her.
Authorities called off on Saturday a search along a Northern California creek for a teenager who was last seen being abducted by an armed acquaintance after investigators found no signs of the girl.
A search for a missing 15-year-old girl from Solano County is now centered near the town of Jenner. After two full days of searching, Christine Castillo, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department said, “Search teams have conducted a thorough search of the area and we’ve met our goals, we’re confident that Pearl is not here”.
She is encouraging those who may have seen the high school freshman after she was kidnapped Wednesday to call 911 or their local police department. They feared she was in grave danger and divers, canine units and search-and-rescue teams were brought out to scour along the river at the Sonoma Coast in Sonoma County. Fernando Castro was being sought and is believed to be the driver.
Authorities believe that Castro and Pinson knew each other, though the exact nature of their relationship remains unclear.
Suspect Fernando Castro being pursued by police.
Fernando Castro, 19, was killed in Southern California on Thursday after police spotted his auto and exchanged gunfire with him as he attempted to flee.
The search for missing teen Pearl Pinson continue well into the Memorial Day Weekend.
Police converge on a street in California, after pursuing a vehicle being sought in a the disappearance of a teenage girl.
This undated photo provided by the California Highway Patrol shows Fernando Castro. He was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with police. Reports indicated her face was bleeding, and shortly after that, gunshots were heard.
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Castro abandoned the sedan about 45 miles north of Santa Barbara and shot at deputies as he ran into a mobile home park, the sheriff said.
