damon robinson gave us permission to look at his property. he gave us consent to go on the property. we would be remiss if we didn't take a close look. as you just saw a few minutes ago, some dogs were brought in to be used to search and check that property. i want to clarify that damon robinson is not a suspect for a person of interest. he has been cooperative with law enforcement. on that same note, there are no other suspect leads in this case. as i mentioned, the search will likely end in the early evening probably around 8:00. we've been here for three days. three agencies involved, contra costa office and antioch police department and pittsburg police department will take a close look at the evidence that was collected here and see if they are linked in any way to open cases. at this point it's still early on in our investigation. there is a lot more work that needs to be done. there is a lot of unanswered questions and this is a process that could take weeks if not months. i might take one or two questions. >> no, i never said that. pi

but neighbor damon robinson is one of several neighbors who called police three years ago after hearing frightening sounds from children coming from that backyard. >> why wouldn't you go and look, at least, from my side of the gate, and check on it? >> reporter: police made two checks of the home, but found nothing. today, the sheriff admitted it was a tragic mistake. >> our work product should have resulted in a better outcome. we missed an opportunity to have intervened earlier. >> reporter: credit for breaking the case is being given to a berkley police officer. the alleged abductor came to the police with his two daughters applying for a permit. >> i noticed that his thoughts were all over the place. he was very animated in his movements. he was very excited about what he was telling us, which, for us, didn't make a lot of sense. >> reporter: officer ally jacobs contacted garrido's parole officer. garrido had been convicted of rape years earlier. the parole officer met with him and admitted to everything. police are now investigating garrido for types to the murder of prostitutes. a

damon robinson lives next door. >> it reminds you of hannibal lecter liability deal, it's, like, creepy. >> reporter: what lay behind the house on walnut avenue was kept from view by thick shrubs, all the trees and solid fences. entered through a narrow gap hidden by a tarp, there was a secret second backyard, a crude prison. there investigators found a series of sheds and tents they say were strategically arranged to prevent any contact with the world beyond. chillingly, one of the sheds was completely soundproof with a door that could be opened only from the outside. there were two tents, a rudimentary outdoor toilet, and a shower of the kind used for camping. jaycee's accused captors, 58-year-old convicted sex offender phillip garrido and his wife nancy have been charged with kidnapping, taking jaycee from a bus stop in 1991. garrido is also charged with rape. police believe he fathered jaycee's two daughters, the first born when jaycee was just 14. garrido spoke of the girls, now aged 11 and 15, in a phone call from jail. >> reporter: the county sheriff admitted today a worried neig

damon's 23rd of the year. bases loaded, two outs, gordon beckham lines a cc sabathia pitch into right, alex rios scores, nick swisher out at the plate. same score, robinsonlaunches the randy williams pitch into the bullpen in right for a three-run shot. it's cano's fifth career walk-off hit. so the yankees take this one in 10. buerhle was effective over six innings but remains winless in seven starts. a perfect game against tampa bay on july 23rd. some notes about cc sabathia. he didn't factor into the decision either on friday but with 10 strikeouts and seven innings pitched he was once again dominant. he finishes august 5-0 for the second straight season. cc's e.r.a. this month .264 and struck out nearly 10 batters per nine innings pitched, much better than the 6.6 he was averaging through july. >> more american league east action, a wet night in boston, daniel bard on in relief in the eighth inning, top eighth, game tied at 5-5, john mcdonald to left field. travis snider trying to score from first, jason varitek -- check out the block at home plate -- that's a veteran move right there -- the former all-star getting it done, game stayed tied at 5-5. a

but damon robinson who lives next door says almost three years ago his girlfriend looked through the fence on the garrido property and got suspicious when she saw children, knowing that phillip garrido is a registered sex offender. >> seemed like his family is over here and these kids. what is going on, you know? you know? i said call the police. you know? and that's when she called. >> reporter: today the local sheriff admitted his people failed to follow up properly. >> we missed an opportunity to bring earlier closure. there are no excuses. >> reporter: as a parolee, garrido had regular visits from a parole officer. but again it seems no one checked carefully to see what was going on behind the house. it appeared there was a false fence. looked like the property ended. i, you know again in the coming days as we review this we'll determine if there was some other things that could have been done. >> reporter: in a disjointed interview with a news station, garrido talked of being vindicated some day and said he never harmed his daughters. >> turning a person's life around and having