Authorities are serving additional search warrants in the case of a missing Vandenberg Village Girl whose mother has now been escorted away from the home.

Melodee Buzzard was reported missing on Oct. 14 after school officials reported her prolonged absence. Her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, has been uncooperative with the investigation as to where her daughter is, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.

As part of the investigation, additional search warrants were served by sheriff's detectives and the FBI at the home Thursday along the 500 block of Mars Avenue. A storage locker and the rental car Melodee was last seen in are also being searched.

Ashlee was escorted away from the home to an undisclosed location “that would not interfere with their ability to conduct a thorough

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