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SAN DIEGO (AP) Intensifying the hunt for a 7-year-old girl who
disappeared from her home over the weekend, police seized property
belonging to a neighbor and searched the man's house for a second
straight day.
The neighbor's house is less than 100 yards from the home where
police said Danielle van Dam was abducted Friday night or early
Saturday. Police on Tuesday seized two vehicles and other items
from the man, whose name was not released and who has not been
placed under arrest.
"We have been focusing on him but I'm not going to characterize
him as a prime suspect," said Lt. Jim Collins, the lead
investigator.
The man led investigators to the desert east of San Diego where
he said he spent the weekend. Police impounded both the
recreational vehicle he drove to the desert and his sport utility
vehicle.
Danielle was last seen when her father put her to bed Friday
night. Her parents said they discovered she was missing when her
mother went to wake her up the next morning.
Police said Danielle's parents were not considered suspects.
The girl's father, Damon van Dam, told investigators he woke up
around 1:30 a.m. Saturday to let the dog out and noticed a burglar
alarm light was blinking. He discovered a sliding glass door was
open and he closed it. He said he did not check Danielle's room.
Brenda van Dam, who came home from a bar around 2:30 a.m. and
stayed up for an hour with her husband and friends, said she made
sure the children's bedroom doors were closed to keep from
disturbing them, but she said she didn't check on the children.
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