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FAIRFIELD, Calif. – Friends and family of a missing Fairfield woman brought their search efforts to East Oakland on Friday, hanging flyers and searching for clues more than a month after her disappearance.<\/p>\n
Chantel Brooks was last seen on July 17.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The search efforts shifted to the area of 55th Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in East Oakland after a License Plate Reader (FLOCK) camera detected her black Infiniti SUV, license plate 9SBB134, in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n
What we know <\/p>\n
Foul play suspected:<\/p>\n
Loved ones are desperately searching for answers, stating that they fear the worst.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fairfield police have confirmed they suspect foul play in Brooks’ disappearance, though authorities have not publicly revealed what led them to that conclusion.<\/p>\n
However, Brooks’ family members reported finding alarming conditions inside her home. Relatives who entered her Fairfield apartment said the space showed clear signs of a violent struggle.<\/p>\n
The family stated that police executed a search warrant at the apartment, which Brooks shared with her boyfriend for about a year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Relatives noted that the boyfriend fled the residence with a suitcase shortly after Brooks was last seen.<\/p>\n
History of domestic violence alleged <\/p>\n
The backstory:<\/p>\n
Close friends allege that the relationship was marked by ongoing physical abuse. Ericka Vaughn, a friend of Brooks, said she called police three times over the past six months to report domestic violence and request welfare checks.<\/p>\n
Vaughn said that the boyfriend had previously physically harmed Brooks, including an incident around July 4 where he allegedly struck her with a liquor bottle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She expressed fear that a physical altercation between the couple escalated prior to Brooks’ disappearance.<\/p>\n
Surveillance footage captured some of the last known sightings of Brooks on the day she vanished.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cameras showed her arriving at and leaving her workplace at a hotel in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, as well as a later visit to a CVS pharmacy near her home in Fairfield.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On August 13, friends and family gathered for a vigil on her birthday, holding onto those final images.<\/p>\n
Police investigation and upcoming update <\/p>\n
What’s next:<\/p>\n
Fairfield police have not named a suspect or official person of interest in the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Investigators stated they have executed multiple search warrants and continue to actively investigate every lead.<\/p>\n
Department officials announced they plan to release additional information regarding the case during a press conference on Monday.<\/p>\n
The Source: Chantel Brooks’ family and friends, Fairfield Police Department\u00a0<\/p>\n
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