The FBI is now assisting in the search for 12-year-old Amber Harris who has been missing for three weeks. She was last seen getting off of a school bus at Florence and Pinkney on November 29.

Bus Video

At a news conference on Monday, Police Chief Thomas Warren says a videotape from the bus shows Amber getting off the vehicle there, walking south and then turning east toward her home at 3210 N. 16th.

But Chief Warren said on Monday that Amber might have asked to be let off at other locations such as Miller Park or Kountze Park.

He says the department followed standard protocol in the investigation as soon as Amber was reported missing by checking with businesses, the bus company and by canvassing the area.

"Some of the bus occupants indicated that Amber may have asked to be let off at Millar Park, which is prior to her normal stop," Warren said.

Chief Warren says officers spent the evening searching the area around Millar Park and Harris' home.

Police notified the media of the girls' disappearance the next evening.

"At the time of the original radio call, we had no indication that this was anything other than a potential run-away," said Warren. "But certainly as time goes by, there's a growing concern for a 12-year-old unaccounted for."

"It's tears," said Michael Harris, Amber's father. "You name it -- it's there."

The girl's family hands out flyers and has joined the police in asking those living near 16th and Locust, where the Harris' live, to check garages and outbuildings.

While police have conducted searches, they can't enter private property without cause.

"Anyone that owns property in the neighborhood -- they're asked to come forward," said Michael Harris. "Please check your property."

The family says police searched the family computer and found nothing noteworthy.

Investigators still don't know if the girl is a runaway or has been abducted.

"We can't say definitely she's in the company of anyone," said Warren. "One would suggest that someone would have had to assist a 12-year-old to sustain her for three weeks."

Behavioral scientists with the FBI have been called in to assist Omaha Police in the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call 444-5636 or 444-5600.