TUCSON, Ariz. (TNND) — Authorities investigating the Nancy Guthrie case issued an odd request for members of the press who were gathered outside her home in Arizona on Tuesday.
It marked the tenth day of the search for the missing 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie.
“We can’t believe we have to say this, but media on scene: please do not order food delivery to a crime scene address,” the Pima County Sheriff’s Department wrote on X.
“This interferes with an active investigation. Please also respect private property laws. Thank you,” the department added.
Video circulating on social media appears to show the moment when a pizza delivery driver was spotted walking up to Guthrie’s front door to drop off food.
According to an ABC15 reporter, a viewer ordered the pizza for an independent journalist, who was at the scene live streaming,
The sheriff’s department also shared a separate post, urging the public to not call 911 or the non-emergency line to share their thoughts about the case.
“The Pima County Sheriff’s Department recognizes that members of the community may have thoughts, opinions, feelings or questions regarding the Nancy Guthrie case. However, 9-1-1 & the PSCD non-emergency line are not the appropriate venue for expressing those views,” according to the post.
“We respectfully ask that only actionable tips be submitted through one of the following channels: 1-800-CALL-FBI, 88-CRIME, 520-351-4900, or tips.fbi.gov,” the post noted.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shared surveillance video that showed a masked person walking around Nancy Guthrie’s porch the night she went missing.
In the footage, the person is wearing a backpack, a longed sleeved shirt, and pants — as well as what appeared to be a handgun holster attached to their waist — while walking up to the door. It shows the person trying to cover a camera near the front door with their gloved hand before putting plants in front of the camera.
The images depict “an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door the morning of her disappearance,” FBI Director Kash Patel said on X.
The new images were “recovered from residual data located in backend systems” after investigators had spent days trying to find images or video that may have been lost, corrupted, or inaccessible, Patel said.
President Donald Trump felt “pure disgust” when he saw the surveillance video, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
“He and I were both reviewing the newly released surveillance footage from FBI in the Savannah Guthrie case on just this heartbreaking situation with respect to her mother,” Leavitt told reporters during a news conference.
“His initial reaction, of course, is of pure disgust,” she later added.
Leavitt said Trump also called on the public to contact the FBI as soon as possible if anyone has information about the case.
“The president encourages any American across the country with any knowledge of this suspect to please call the FBI, who continue to assist state and local authorities, who are leading this investigation on the ground,” Leavitt said.
“And, once again, I will reiterate that the prayers of this entire White House are with Savannah and her family at this time and we hope that this person is found soon and that her mother is brought home safely,” she added.
Leavitt also said anyone who was involved in the “depraved crime” should to be held to the fullest extent of the law.
The updates come following heartbreaking messages made by Savannah Guthrie and her family during the last few days as they plead with the apparent kidnappers to hand over their mother.
The FBI is offering a $50,000 award for information leading to her recovery.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The Associated Press contributed to this case.
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