Continuing coverage in the search for three-year-old Elijah Vue, yesterday police announced that searchers had found Vue's blanket That's raising questions and stirring community emotions I don't feel like he's gone or feel like we still have hope Balance news and so pure weather cover this is Fox 11 news at five Good evening and thanks for joining us here at five tonight today marks four weeks now since three-year-old Elijah Vue was reported missing by his mother's boyfriend Jesse Vang Now the boy's mother Katrina Bauer sent her son to Vang for disciplinary reasons before he went missing Both Vang and Bauer faced child neglect charges, but both say they don't know where Elijah is as Authorities continue to investigate his disappearance Volunteer searches are ongoing as well to rivers police finally confirming that they have identified a blanket found in Matwalk County as one that matched the description of the one belonging to Elijah Funks 11th Emily Matastic has a closer look at the find and what it means for searchers It was a long Goodwin wrote in the town of Manichwaq where the red and black blanket police at Elijah Vue was known to Use was found neighbors telling Fox 11 a woman walking her dog discovered the blanket not far off the road near this dirt path the weekend After Vue was reported missing We told the woman reported the find to authorities and that set off an extensive search of the area by law enforcement Neighbors saying not only were they interviewed by authorities, but local state and federal agents meticulously performed a shoulder to shoulder grid search of the area to it's the same area where we found law enforcement Tuesday morning We're told someone reported to authorities birds were circling overhead Investigators searched the area and discovered a deer carcass News the boys blanket was found along the country road led volunteer searchers to the area to we're searching those areas today and more So whatever we can do we we're out here doing it. We're trying they're trying so We're trying to do the best we can most of the way in the ditches And it's on the road and I'm just headed on the ditches and going further down Kim Rinal of Manichwaq snapped this picture during her search I found a child's glove at my real service is her not she plans to submit it to the tip lights And she's not sure if the glove is significant to the investigation or not. There's funny feeling mad that he is alive And And I hope it does come back home to his family well two rivers police are still not answering any questions about their investigation into the disappearance of Elijah Voo they are reminding volunteer searchers not to go on private property Meanwhile the volunteer searchers are asking private property owners if they don't mind having their property search to put a blue balloon Outside so volunteers know they can come under their property It'd be better if they put the blue balloon up. We'll know that best. Yes It's for Elijah in Manichwaq County and LeMetestic Fox 11 news Manichwaq County searches for Elijah Voo are planned again for tomorrow Volunteers are asked to meet at the theater in Manichwaq for searches at 9 30 in the morning and at 1 p.m And as the search continues for Elijah police are reminding us that they are continuing to follow up on all of the tips from the public Anyone who may have seen the little boy or knows where he is is urged to call the tip number on your screen 844 267 66 48 Jesse Vang has filed a motion asking for his bond to be reduced the one page hand written letter that you see right there as dated March 14th But it was only just made available the letter reads dear honorable judge Robert P. Duane I would like a hearing to get my bail reduced. Thank you, sir. Sincerely Jesse Vang the letter was written before Vang had an attorney assigned to him Vang is you back in court on Thursday. So you're out how have you been a part of these searches? Yes a lot. Yes every day or what every day what brings you back day after day So you're the little boy at eat grandbabies Yeah, I feel That he's gone He's so many so many hasn't Yeah, I mean were you surprised yesterday that police released so they had found that blanket yes So he's somewhere So you were surprised. I mean do you have you heard that the blanket had been found? Yes, yes He's somewhere Ah It's like we're out there just to find him here. See him some save Be one of my grandkids. I'd be able to every scene of the end made with him And I even kiss his shirt Wish I were It's a good night. I say I love you and I don't want to rip or laugh. I do see him Yeah, so wherever you today and I was out in living room and being Okay, what were you because a lot of that's private property. So what do you you go to be feet away from the property? So most of what I have ditches And I'm the role and I'm just having ditches and one further down And do you do you think you found anything you view not really sure I just you know if I have been you promise I might think you picture a bit In the end That's what I can do and did you do that today? Did you find it? Yes, I born the child's glove but my low service is And you called it into police or you I just didn't So what can I do? She was wearing Jewish there was more direction from law enforcement The I keep a lot of secrets so The public doesn't find out more stuff in it. Here they would be Um I can't see content to be able to move up there lawyers I'm pretty so we can't I know so much what was going on with the police Are you hopeful that the line just gonna be from the live? Yeah, I am I pray every night I'm sorry Here's funny feeling Emotional yeah No, that's fine. It's hard to go out every day and try not go out of the answers right or what's Well, all I can do is look for them and find stuff which is a bit of sand Zip line It sounds like the blanket was found So do you feel like one person missed something out there that you're back out in that same area? No, but it doesn't mean it isn't for us to go look again He said he didn't miss something Yeah, you don't know Anything else anything's important that I'm asked about I'm sorry Thank you very much. Thank you