Sep 24, 2007 8:19 am US/Mountain
Denver Delays Trash Pickup In Search For Girl
Dog Picks Up Possible Scent From Missing Girl
by Terry Jessup
DENVER (CBS4/AP) ―
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Missing Child Nevaeh Gallegos
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Suspect and mother of the missing child, Miriam Gallegos
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Suspect Angel Ray Montoya
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More than 200 volunteers Sunday were unable to find a 3-year-old girl whom Denver police believe was killed.
The city is requesting a delay in trash pickup Monday from Dumpster-size bins as the search continues.
"Businesses that have not been open the last few days, be extra diligent when they open up in the morning to look around," Sonny Jackson with Denver police said. "As soon as we assume she's outside, she could be inside somewhere and we missed her."
Police said they do not the last place the little girl was seen, but they have recovered a blue duffel bag with black straps that they believe she may have been transported in. She weighed about 40 pounds.
Behind the Holy Trinity Church on 22nd Street Sunday, a team of bloodhounds sparked some hope, but it did not lead to Neveah Gallegos. One of the dogs being handled by civilians hit on a scent near an open field bordered by trash dumpsters.
"I would say I'm 99.9 percent positive that somebody or something related to the crime was up at this fence," search dog owner Danella McDermod said. "Both dogs running in that time frame apart, that can't be wrong."
Neveah's mother, Miriam Gallegos, reported her missing Friday. Gallegos was later arrested on suspicion of false reporting, being an accessory to a crime and child abuse resulting in death.
Gallegos' boyfriend, Angel Ray Montoya, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder.
Police haven't said why they believe the girl may be dead. They said her body may have been wrapped in a plastic bag and dumped in a trash bin.
"She's probably in a black plastic bag or a white plastic bag. We can use all the help that we can get," Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey said.
Kevin Evans had his 5-year-old daughter with him when their routine Sunday morning walk took on new purpose.
"We came down through the alleys just looking at dumpsters and stuff like that," Evans said.
(© 2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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