Nancy Guthrie Update Today: Officials Make Announcement
On Thursday, Feb. 26, the exploration into the disappearance Nancy Guthrie continued, and now, officials have made an announcement regarding the search to find her.
Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie, went missing from her Tucson, Arizona, home on Feb. 1. Experts and officials believe she was taken against her will.
On Thursday, the Arizona Public reported that Pima County officials have announced a temporary no-parking zone around Nancy Guthrie's home, in an effort to keep the public safe.
According to the report, that means vehicles belonging to news media and live streamers who have camped out in front of Nancy Guthrie's house for weeks have to be cleared from the road by Feb. 26, "after Pima County officials decided to temporarily prohibit street parking for several blocks in every direction around the missing 84-year-old woman's home."
Officials Implement New Rule Outside of Nancy Guthrie's Home, Starting on Thursday, Feb. 26
In an official release from Pima County administrator Jan Leshe, dated Wednesday, Feb. 25, Leshe stated that the large media and public presence outside Nancy Guthrie's home has become a public safety issue. At first, officials began restricting a nearby road to one-way traffic to solve the issue, but that hasn't helped.
In the release, Leshe states, "Neighbors have continued to complain bitterly as they contend with continued clogged roads, trespassing, noise and accumulating trash along the road."
Officials, according to the report, will install "No Parking" signs in the neighborhood, and people who disobey will face a $250 fine. The no-parking zone also impacts local and national reporters, who won't be allowed to park along the street in front of Nancy Guthrie's home. But, reporters, streamers and the public is still allowed to walk on the street in front of her home.
Additional Law Enforcement and Experts Were at Nancy Guthrie's House Again on Wednesday Looking for Clues
Pima County Sheriff's Department deputies have largely been the only ones parked in Guthrie's driveway, but additional law enforcement officials and experts came to the home on Wednesday, according to the report from the Arizona Republic.
"Three black SUVs arrived at the Guthrie home just after 10 a.m., with one parking inside the home's garage," the Arizona Republic reports. "About 11:05 a.m., agents were seen exiting a screen sliding door to a brick-enclosed patio. They appeared to search the patio and circle the back of the residence."
On Tuesday, Feb. 24, the Sheriff's Department announced it would stop daily updates and limit updates on the case to "instances when new information warrants release." Department spokesperson Angelica Carrillo said Nancy Guthrie's disappearance was still an active investigation and that detectives and FBI agents were working "around the clock" on it.