Following the discovery of the baby’s blanket, which went missing from Wisconsin weeks ago, local police have disclosed that they are offering $40,000 in exchange for information.

Elijah Vue, a 3-year-old who vanished on February 20, is positively identified by a red and white plaid blanket that was discovered earlier in the inquiry, according to Police Department authorities. The department stated in a news statement that the blanket was discovered roughly 3.7 miles from Elijah’s last known location.

According to CBS, Elijah’s first description was that he was last seen wearing grey trousers, a dark shirt with a long sleeve and dinosaur shoes that were green and red. According to WDJT, a CBS affiliate, he may have been carrying the blanket.

Vue’s mother Katrina Baur and another man, Jesse Vang, were arrested and charged with child neglect on February. 21.

The report added that local authorities said that Baur handed Elijah over to Vang for “discipline.”

The Vue family told the station that they don’t know how Baur knew Vang, who served six years in prison for the distribution of methamphetamine. But it was later discovered that Vang was Baur’s boyfriend.

It was Vang’s apartment that Elijah disappeared from, police said, and Vang who reported him missing.

“(Baur) intentionally sent that child for disciplinary reasons for than a week to (Vang’s) residence,” Manitowoc County District Attorney Jacalyn LaBre said in a court hearing on February 23. “She was aware of the tactics used and the lack of care provided. This was an intentional thing by her.”

Both Baur and Vang maintain that they had nothing to do with Elijah’s disappearance, WDJT reported. They will next appear in court this week. Baur will be arraigned on Friday, while Vang’s preliminary hearing will be held on Thursday, police said. Both remain held in Mantiwoc County Jail, according to online records.

Police have taken possession of a vehicle that they said was identified during the investigation. The car, a four-door 1997 Nissan Altima, has Wisconsin plates beginning with “A” and ending with “0.” The car was not owned by Baur or Vang, police said.

“Our interest is not with the current owner of the vehicle, only in the camera footage captured on February 19, 2024, between the hours of 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM,” the department said.

Anyone with information leading to the discovery of the toddler may be eligible for a reward of up to $40,000, police said.    

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