Authorities are searching for a car believed to be possibly linked to Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping.
A Circle K spokesperson alleged on Friday that law officials reached out to one of their stores on Oracle Road in Tucson after “receiving a tip regarding a vehicle of interest, and our team has provided them access to the store’s surveillance video,” reports NBC News.
When reached for comment, the FBI told Page Six in a statement: “The FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department are aware of a new message regarding Nancy Guthrie. Investigators are actively inspecting the information provided in the message for its authenticity.”
The statement continued: “While this is one new piece of information, the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department are still asking anyone with tips to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI.”
The investigation bureau noted once again that the organization “continues to offer a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the recovery of Nancy Guthrie and/or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.”
The car in question that police are searching for remains unclear at this time. However, days before Nancy vanished, Guthrie’s neighbor, Brett McIntire, reported a suspicious white van parked near the 84-year-old’s home to police.
“It was somewhere on that street. It was a white van, full-sized, with no printing on the sides. It was parked on the street,” McIntire, who lives across from Nancy, told The Post on Thursday.
“Normally people that are coming to work on your home will have a company vehicle or if they’re independent, something written on it,” the neighbor continued. Though, the 72-year-old could not remember the exact day he first sighted the vehicle.
The update comes shortly after it was reported that authorities are reviewing another potential ransom note related to Guthrie’s case.
The message was shared with KOLD 13 News, a local outlet in Arizona. Though, the outlet did not share any further details about the note’s contents.
Nancy, who is the 84-year-old mother of NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing on Sunday after she missed church services.
The Guthrie matriarch’s last sighting took place on Saturday around 9:30 p.m. Nancy was dropped off at her home by her son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, after having dinner with family.
On Monday, authorities declared that Nancy’s home was being treated as a crime scene. Earlier this week, cops addressed reports of a “possible ransom note” after several outlets reported receiving letters.
At the time, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said they were “following all leads” they’d received and “sharing all of our leads with the FBI.”
While police have not yet identified a suspect, Sheriff Chris Nanos — who has said that investigators believe Nancy was abducted in her sleep — explained on Thursday that authorities are “actively looking at everyone” as a suspect in the case.
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