03-29-2011, 05:39 PM
Hocking County Sheriff's Office
MEDIA RELEASE
LOGAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
CONTACT: Chief Aaron Miller DATE: March 29, 2011
...PHONE: 740-385-6868
Logan- Update
The investigation into the kidnapping of Summer Inman on March 22, 2011 from Logan, Ohio continues. Investigators are making progress in identifying routes traveled by the Inmans during the evening after the abduction as well as locations where they stopped. This information is coming from a variety of sources. Law enforcement appreciates the efforts of the law enforcement and citizens throughout Ohio who continue to contact investigators in Logan, providing information relevant to the case.
Law enforcement has received information that the Inmans stopped at the Blu Sonic Car Wash, located at 200 Orchardview Avenue, in Seven Hills, Ohio (just south of Cleveland) at approximately 7:32 am on Wednesday, March 23, the morning after the abduction of Summer. During review of the video form the car wash, investigators observed the Inmans appearing to clean out and vacuum the interior of their white-colored Ford Crown Victoria. There is no sign of Summer anywhere in the video. In addition, William A. Inman (the father) is observed removing the police spotlight from the driver’s side of the vehicle as well as taking the temporary license plate from the front window area and affixing it to the rear bumper area of the vehicle. Couple this information with the purchase of new wheels and tires from the Pearl Road Auto Wrecking and Salvage in Cleveland a couple of hours later, and it is apparent the Inmans are trying to significantly alter the appearance of the vehicle in case there were witnesses to any of their actions. Investigators have also learned that the Inmans may have stopped at two separate car washes in the McConnelsville area after leaving Logan and prior to their arrival at the Blu Sonic in Seven Hills. Video from those locations is being reviewed and pertinent information will be released to the public.
As investigators are able to back track the route taken by the Inmans once they left Logan, it is imperative that the public continues to provide assistance to law enforcement by checking their own property, outbuildings, fields, nearby streams and lakes, bridges and overpasses. Investigators realize there is a level of frustration in the community because people want to help law enforcement search “the good areas” for Summer in hopes of bringing her home to her family That is a common goal that we all share. However, time and time again, “the good areas” to search are just the areas we are requesting citizens to check. We need look no further as an example of this than in the search for Dick and Gladis Russell in Logan County, Ohio. It was two people walking along a roadway that located Dick Russell, and a farmer checking his field found Gladis.
Attached are surveillance photos captured of the Inman’s vehicle and specifically William A. Inman II at the Blu Sonic Car Wash. We are releasing these photos in hopes that by seeing the vehicle, it may jog the memory of potential witnesses who may have observed the vehicle but not realized the significance. In addition, the wheels and tires shown on the vehicle are the wheels and tires that the Inmans sold to an employee at the Pearl Road location. Anyone with any information is requested to contact the Logan Police Department at 740-385-6868.
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MEDIA RELEASE
LOGAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
CONTACT: Chief Aaron Miller DATE: March 29, 2011
...PHONE: 740-385-6868
Logan- Update
The investigation into the kidnapping of Summer Inman on March 22, 2011 from Logan, Ohio continues. Investigators are making progress in identifying routes traveled by the Inmans during the evening after the abduction as well as locations where they stopped. This information is coming from a variety of sources. Law enforcement appreciates the efforts of the law enforcement and citizens throughout Ohio who continue to contact investigators in Logan, providing information relevant to the case.
Law enforcement has received information that the Inmans stopped at the Blu Sonic Car Wash, located at 200 Orchardview Avenue, in Seven Hills, Ohio (just south of Cleveland) at approximately 7:32 am on Wednesday, March 23, the morning after the abduction of Summer. During review of the video form the car wash, investigators observed the Inmans appearing to clean out and vacuum the interior of their white-colored Ford Crown Victoria. There is no sign of Summer anywhere in the video. In addition, William A. Inman (the father) is observed removing the police spotlight from the driver’s side of the vehicle as well as taking the temporary license plate from the front window area and affixing it to the rear bumper area of the vehicle. Couple this information with the purchase of new wheels and tires from the Pearl Road Auto Wrecking and Salvage in Cleveland a couple of hours later, and it is apparent the Inmans are trying to significantly alter the appearance of the vehicle in case there were witnesses to any of their actions. Investigators have also learned that the Inmans may have stopped at two separate car washes in the McConnelsville area after leaving Logan and prior to their arrival at the Blu Sonic in Seven Hills. Video from those locations is being reviewed and pertinent information will be released to the public.
As investigators are able to back track the route taken by the Inmans once they left Logan, it is imperative that the public continues to provide assistance to law enforcement by checking their own property, outbuildings, fields, nearby streams and lakes, bridges and overpasses. Investigators realize there is a level of frustration in the community because people want to help law enforcement search “the good areas” for Summer in hopes of bringing her home to her family That is a common goal that we all share. However, time and time again, “the good areas” to search are just the areas we are requesting citizens to check. We need look no further as an example of this than in the search for Dick and Gladis Russell in Logan County, Ohio. It was two people walking along a roadway that located Dick Russell, and a farmer checking his field found Gladis.
Attached are surveillance photos captured of the Inman’s vehicle and specifically William A. Inman II at the Blu Sonic Car Wash. We are releasing these photos in hopes that by seeing the vehicle, it may jog the memory of potential witnesses who may have observed the vehicle but not realized the significance. In addition, the wheels and tires shown on the vehicle are the wheels and tires that the Inmans sold to an employee at the Pearl Road location. Anyone with any information is requested to contact the Logan Police Department at 740-385-6868.