Residents urged to lock doors amid search for dad accused of murder

Washington manhunt intensifies

Manhunt intensifies for begetter suspected of sidesplitting his 3 daughters 02:02

People who unrecorded oregon ain cabins successful distant areas of respective Washington authorities counties person been urged to fastener their doors — including locking up sheds — portion a hunt for a dad accused of murdering his 3 daughters continues successful the area. 

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office wants residents successful Chelan, Kittitas, King, Snohomish and Okanagan counties to beryllium alert that Travis Decker, 32, remains missing. They besides asked radical successful distant areas to permission their blinds unfastened and support extracurricular lights turned connected portion authorities behaviour their searches.

"Please cognize that instrumentality enforcement professionals are patrolling astatine each hours, successful each spaces passim this region," the sheriff's bureau said.

Police said earlier that Decker is well-versed successful wilderness endurance and is capable to walk days astatine a clip disconnected the grid with small equipment.

Decker, a erstwhile Army soldier, is accused of sidesplitting his 3 girls, ages 9, 8 and 5. Their bodies were recovered adjacent a campground successful cardinal Washington connected Monday, 3 days aft the girls' parent reported to Wenatchee constabulary that Decker had not returned the girls connected clip pursuing a planned visit. Decker's unoccupied pickup motortruck was besides found.

The girl's parent told constabulary she had tried to telephone Decker aggregate times and said the calls went consecutive to voicemail.

Authorities person executed hunt warrants astir the area, arsenic good arsenic connected Decker's physics devices, the sheriff's bureau said Thursday. Investigators did not accidental what they found, but noted that "new information" has provided much leads to travel up on.

Recent Ring camera footage and photos of Decker person besides been released. The hunt has led to the closure of the Enchantments — a portion successful the Cascade Mountain Range with hiking and stunning landscapes. The portion and surrounding areas are closed until astatine slightest June 18 oregon further notice, the sheriff's bureau said.

Decker is described arsenic 5 feet, 8 inches, gangly and 190 pounds, with achromatic hairsbreadth and brownish eyes. He was past seen wearing a light-colored garment and acheronian shorts, according to authorities. Police said earlier that it wasn't wide if Decker was armed.