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PHOENIX (AP) - A weeklong search of a landfill south of Phoenix for a missing Glendale girl has so far come up empty, but Glendale police say they'll continue their quest on Monday.

Police spokeswoman Officer Tracey Breeden says officers are optimistic they'll find the remains of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley in the Butterfield Station Landfill 50 miles south of Phoenix.

Breeden tells the Arizona Republic that crews are getting the hang of sifting through piles of trash and have found items from the day they believe Jhessye's body was dumped in a Tempe trash bin.

Police have said the girl's mother, Jerice Hunter, is the primary focus of their investigation.

Hunter's attorney, Scott Maasen, has said that his client is not responsible for her daughter's disappearance.