Crews could be seen searching a pond in Vernon Hills Monday afternoon amid an investigation into a Carpentersville teen's disappearance in the area as she.
After recovering the vehicle belonging to a missing 17-year-old Carpentersville girl from a retention pond in Vernon Hills on Monday, police said they believe Brissa Romero was inside her Nissan Rogue when it plunged into the water exactly one week ago.
Police in Carpentersville, Illinois are continuing to search for Brissa Romero, 17, who vanished while on her way to a holiday party taking place at the Bowlero.
One week after a Carpentersville teen went missing, authorities pulled her SUV out of a large retention pond in Vernon Hills Monday but continue to search the area for the 17-year-old in what police described as a "recovery operation."