Family members discover body

Reporter Brian Day posted this up on our Web site yesterday about Eileen Nicole Orta, 22, the missing Covina woman who was found dead inside a minivan Friday.
What’s interesting is this excerpt taken from Day’s story:

Family members of Orta found her body after police summoned them to pick up the van, said Pomona police Sgt. Rick Baker.

Officers responded to a report of a minivan illegally parked in a parking spot reserved for police vehicles, Baker said.

Officials discovered the license plates on the van were connected with a woman reporting missing to the Covina Police Department Tuesday, Baker said.

Police then summoned the minivan’s registered owner, a family member of Orta, to pick up the abandoned van, police said.

Family members arrived to claim the van and discovered Orta’s body buried under blankets, clothing and other objects, Baker said.

“Certainly it was unfortunate that it was the family who were the one’s to find it,” said Pomona police Sgt. Horace Blehr.

Officers often don’t force their way into vehicles reported abandoned, Blehr said. However, “In hindsight,” he added, “we’re pretty ready to admit we could have gone over (the van) better.”

 
I wonder if any policy change will be implemented as a result of this incident?