Elijah Vue, 3, was reported missing from Two Rivers Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo source: Two Rivers Police Dept.)
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Two Rivers Police continue to actively look for Elijah Vue, including a K9 search conducted on Wednesday.
The three year old was reported missing from a Two Rivers apartment in February.
Not a day goes by that members of the Two Rivers Police Department aren’t thinking about Elijah Vue. “The Chief and I were just having a discussion the other day how many times we’ll have a dream that, oh we found Elijah, that type of dream. And then you’ll wake up and it’s not true. So, we’re constantly thinking about it even in our subconscious. So, it’s definitely something at a whole that the department is always conscious of and thinking about,” said Capt. Andrew Raatz with the Two Rivers Police Department.
It’s been more than four months since Vue was reported missing from this Two Rivers apartment building.
According to police, the investigative team is still working on what happened leading up to his disappearance, what happened in the past, and what can they look to in the future. The second prong of the case is the search effort.
Raatz said, “The Department of Criminal Investigations is always working on things. FBI is typically working remotely with us, but it is a constant communication. Chief gets regular updates on what’s going on with the investigation. Some weeks there are more than others, but it is a constant thing, it is a constant thing.”
Two Rivers Police relying on the expertise of outside agencies for help.
According to Raatz, “One of the big things some of the other agencies that we can get it resources that we just don’t have. So, some of the computer technology that the FBI can offer is obviously very specialized. A lot of the stuff we need done, right now, isn’t so much boots on the ground it’s analyzing data and files and whatnot.”
Police say tips are still coming in. Those tips might not be as plentiful as when Elijah Vue was first reported missing, but each one is followed up. Authorities still hopeful they’ll resolve this case.
“We’ve said in the past and we’ll say it again. We will find Elijah. When that happens, I don’t know. Will it happen today, tomorrow, next year, 10 years from now? I don’t know, but we will get to the bottom of it and find out where he is,” added Raatz.
Jesse Vang, along Vue’s mother, Katrina Baur, is facing child neglect charges connected to this case.
Vang has a scheduling conference in Manitowoc County Court Friday.
Katrina Baur is scheduled to be back in court Monday. Her attorney, during a court appearance last week, hinted a resolution in Baur’s case could be forthcoming.
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