BY ROBERT SANCHEZ
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Mary Love
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COLERAIN TOWNSHIP -- While sheriff's investigators were spending their weekend retracing leads on Mary Jennifer Love, volunteer searchers fought their way through the thick wooded areas surrounding the family's apartment complex.
Tri-State Search and Rescue Inc. had a German shepherd, Max, in an area near the site where the 6-year-old Colerain Township girl was last seen. The two volunteers guiding the dog said they were not discouraged.
"Every place we look is just somewhere else she can't be," said Chris Bircher, who has worked with the search team for six months. "We're not going to eliminate any areas, though, because everything is a possibility."
Hamilton County sheriff's investigators said they were taking time to review notes and follow up on information gathered in the last three days.
"It has been a day to critique and evaluate where we stand," said Col. Dan Wolfangel, spokesman for the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. "It's a situation where we are three days into it and have developed information."
The 3-foot 6-inch, 48-pound African-American girl with braided hair was last seen Wednesday.
Some residents of the Springwood Village apartment complex said police weren't doing enough to find the girl.
"I don't think they're doing their jobs," said Bob Vallandinghan, who lives two doors from the parents.
"I think the media has asked more questions than the police." Still, not enough residents are involved in the search, said Shawn Reid, head of the Cincinnati Citizens' Community in Youth. "You'd think the whole city would show up to help," said Mr. Reid, who is frustrated with the lack of response from the community. "This should be everyone's responsibility.
"I wish these parents would step up to the plate and hit some home runs raising their kids."
But the family said police were doing everything possible to find the girl. The parents, Mark and Carol Williams, are emotionally drained, one friend said.
Still, they think investigators will find clues to their child's disappearance.
"Right now, they just want their baby back," said Gladys Shyne, a cousin of Mr. Williams.
Parents in the apartment complex said they're holding on to their children a little tighter.
"I'm constantly outside watching them," said Heidi Johnson, 28, who has two girls, 5 and 6. "There used to be kids all over, but not now."
