Police searching for missing mum Nicola Bulley have warned ‘vigilante’ members of the public to not commit crimes - even if they think it will help the hunt.
The force warned anyone who had plans on trying to search through the derelict properties along the riverside – that officers have already looked at.Police, specialist search teams and friends and family of Ms Bulley have been searching for her over the last 11 days.
‘In some cases it may be criminal if they are breaking in and causing damage or committing a burglary.’She added: ‘Because there is no criminal element yet identified, and we don’t expect there to be in this inquiry, then we’re not starting to go into houses because that’s not where the inquiry is leading us.’
She was seen by a dog walker who knew her at around 8.50am, and their pets interacted briefly before they parted ways, according to the force. Lancashire Constabulary launched an investigation into Ms Bulley’s whereabouts on the same day and appealed for witnesses to contact them.Lancashire Constabulary deployed drones, helicopters and police search dogs as part of the major missing person operation.
Her father told the newspaper: ‘We just dread to think we will never see her again, if the worst came to the worst and she was never found, how will we deal with that for the rest of our lives.’Lancashire Constabulary spoke with a second witness who they had identified with the help of the public using CCTV but they told police they did not have any further information to aid their inquiry.
Ms Bulley’s friends also shared heartfelt appeals via television interviews, including Emma White, who told the BBC that Ms Bulley’s daughters were continually asking where she was.Ms Bulley’s friend, Emma White, casts doubt on the police theory that she fell into a river, telling Sky News it was based on ‘limited information’.
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