Meanwhile, Cleveland public safety director Martin Flask said no human remains had been found at the home, after "a thorough search".

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They went outside only twice in that span -- just "briefly" at that -- Cleveland public safety director Martin Flask said.

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In 2000, before the women vanished, Ariel Castro reported a fight in the street, but no arrests were made, Public Safety Director Martin Flask said.

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In fact, authorities never had any indications that the women were being held in the home or that anything suspicious was going on there, Cleveland Public Safety Director Martin Flask said.

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Wednesday, law enforcement authorities had "completed their search" of Ariel Castro's home, said Flask, Cleveland's public safety director.

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Wednesday, law enforcement authorities had "completed their search" of Ariel Castro's home, said Martin Flask, Cleveland's public safety director.

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