Baby Sabrina leads have police optimistic

TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Police in Florida are reportedly optimistic following the emergence of several new leads in the disappearance of baby Sabrina Aisenberg 10 years ago.

A police spokesman said that while there has been no sign of the child, who was 5-months-old when she disappeared on Nov. 24, 1997, new information has caused some optimism among investigators, The St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reported Wednesday.

"We have currently some very promising leads," Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office attorney Tony Peluso said Tuesday. "I'm guardedly optimistic that leads that we have could lead us to solving the mystery of her disappearance."

Steve and Marlene Aisenberg told police in 1997 that their infant daughter had been abducted by an unknown individual from their home in Valrico, Fla.

Since that incident, police have investigated nearly 2,000 tips in relation to the case and apparently the recent anniversary of the crime prompted even more.

While Peluso would not give exact details of the new leads from those recent tips, the Times said more detectives have been assigned to the case to aid in the investigation.