CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The reward for any information that "leads to the safe return" of missing college student Caleb Harris was extended and increased to $50,000, his family announced Sunday. The new reward has no deadline.
A phone line has been set up to monitor tips. That number is 361-826-2950.
The reward, initially set at $25,000, was set to expire Monday, but the increase to $50,000 was announced late Sunday. Harris' father, Randy Harris, had told 3NEWS the the end-of-the-month deadline was set to try to create a "sense of urgency" in anyone who might have key information about what happened to his son.
Thursday will mark one month since Caleb Harris disappeared during the early morning hours of March 4. Harris is 21 years old and a sophomore at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He was last seen around 3 a.m. at The Cottages on Ennis Joslin Road near S. Padre Island Dr.
The Harris family continues to hope for their son's safe return.
"I'm out here walking around just thinking about Caleb looking at all his stuff that he just loves to be around," Randy Harris said in a post to TikTok on Saturday. "We just thank y'all very much for all your help and continue searching for Caleb."
The family then posted this TikTok late Sunday night announcing the doubling of the reward:
Full interview with Corpus Christi Police about Caleb Harris disappearance
3NEWS reporter Bill Churchwell sat down with CCPD Assistant Chief Todd Green to discuss the case. As part of that discussion, CCPD believes -- contrary to some social media reports -- that the last time Harris' cell phone pinged, he was right by his apartment complex.
"I think there was some bad information that intended to show that his phone was pinging miles away from where he lived or where he was last seen," Green said. "I think as we've progressed in the last couple weeks and reanalyzed that information and gathered more information from the cell providers, the working theory we have right now is that last ping was probably right either in the complex or out on the street right in front of the complex."
Foggy video clouds search for answers in surveillance footage
Corpus Christi Police told 3NEWS that they went to more than 50 businesses and private residences and got 27 different sources of video from the morning Harris went missing.
"The problem with that is a lot of it is very difficult to see because it was so foggy that night," said CCPD Assistant Chief Todd Green. "But it is valuable to us. We are using it."
There are many other topics discussed in the 15-minute interview. Watch the full interview below:
Here are the stories we covered so far in the search for Caleb:
Search for missing A&M-CC student Caleb Harris expands as CCPD brings in Dive and Recovery Team
TAMU-CC community gathers Thursday night in support of missing student Caleb Harris
Private investigator gives insight on missing college student's case
Community raises funds through 'GoFundMe' to aid in search efforts for Caleb Harris
Family, friend of another missing Corpus Christi man joins Monday search for Caleb Harris
The search for Caleb Harris enters third week
Markle talks with 3NEWS about department's next steps in Caleb Harris search
Randy Harris confirms $25K reward offered for relevant information about Caleb Harris' disappearance
Doorbell surveillance video shows Caleb Harris hours before disappearance
GoFundMe for Caleb Harris surpasses goal as search enters its fourth week
Volunteers ask community for ideas on new areas to search in disappearance of Caleb Harris