Our argument is an informed public is the most important asset the county has. The public cannot be informed if every time someone talks to a news reporter there is a danger that some county detective is going to find out who they are and what they said.
Our community resource officers are heavily involved in this -- our school resource officer, our detective division -- (in) which individuals come out on different weekends.
Our detectives worked very hard on this, ... There was no smoking gun. It took a real team effort.
Our detectives were very concerned. This was a recipe for disaster.
Our detectives were in contact with a (Copeland) family attorney from the Quakertown area Monday, who gave us some indication that he would turn himself in (Tuesday),
Our detectives have been following up on looking into the victim's background and who his associates are. Just trying to find out where he might have been, who might have seen him,
Our detectives are interviewing the parents of the two children we found, to see whether they can't throw any light on the subject ... At the moment we have no leads.
In detective stories . . . I alternately identify myself with the murderer and the huntsman-detective, but . . . there are those to which this vicarious outlet is too mild.
Detectives interviewed multiple witnesses in this case. One told us that Matthew had spoke to the witness and told them that he was involved in the stabbing the victim.
Detectives did take a statement today and Gilmer did claim his involvement in the incident. His statement tied up some loose ends in the investigation for detectives, however investigation is still ongoing. It is possible additional arrests will be made,