Nanaimo Daily News - Sep 10, 2002

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Nanaimo Daily News: Tue Sep 10, 2002 (Paul Walton) "Tips spark new search for woman"

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Tips spark new search for woman

Police will conduct a new search for a 21-year-old missing Nanaimo woman in the days ahead after getting a recent tip.

Const. Jack Eubank said police got the tip in August and investigators had intended to begin the search after the Labour Day long weekend. The search, however, was delayed after the Sept. 1 shooting of Rosella Centis.

A team of investigators, including those investigating Lisa Young's disappearance, worked around the clock following the shooting. A suspect was arrested Sept. 3 and the investigation continued in the days after.

Eubank did not say where they would be searching for clues to Young's disappearance. Police have already searched other locations, but nothing has led them to the whereabouts of the 21-year-old.

Young went missing on the Canada Day long weekend. In the following days her parents went public asking for help in locating her. They said she always called if she would be away, and did not show up on July 1 when her father was to help her move into a new apartment.

About a week later, after ruling out the possibility Young had run away, police called her disappearance suspicious and asked for public assistance. The Nanaimo RCMP serious crimes unit then began an intensive investigation.

Among the tips police had was that Young was last seen leaving The Jungle Cabaret in the early hours of Aug. 5 in a maroon Jaguar. Police tracked down the vehicle and the driver and the investigation continues.

Police are still interested in hearing from anyone who might have new information. Those who do not want to call Nanaimo RCMP can make an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Callers never have to identify themselves, they may qualify for a reward and their information is never presented in court.