He says that he noticed the truck because it's identical to one owned by a friend and so he drove up very close when he saw a red haired female driver.
I wonder if LE asked KOIN to report on this, to see if there's any reaction from TMH?
I hope the delay is because there are hundreds of good tips they must check out with only limited investigators. The phone pings put her in that area - so this is more substantiation.
Here’s the link for reference.