There is breaking news tonight in the Amber Kirwan investigation.

CTV News has learned police executed a search warrant at a residence on Heathbell Road late Tuesday afternoon, not far from where Kirwan's remains were found on the weekend.

The warrant was issued around 4 p.m. this afternoon, but police aren't saying much about the search. They also aren't saying much about a car that was seized Monday afternoon.

"There has been a 2002 grey Chev Impala that has been seized as the result of a warrant, and that vehicle was seized at approximately 4:15 p.m.," confirms Rudolph. "The vehicle is now being examined for evidentiary purposes."

But police aren't saying who owns the car, or where it was seized.

Investigators took down the barricades blocking public access to Heathbell Road earlier today.

Police say they discovered Kirwan's remains on a logging trail, just off Heathbell Road on Saturday afternoon.

They were executing a search warrant in relation to her disappearance on a farm property in Heathbell and discovered her body in a wooded area on the property.

Local residents say the whole ordeal has been a nightmare.

"You know, it's been overwhelming living here," says resident Jackie Sutherland. "There's been some sleepless nights since all this has been happening."

An intense search for the missing teen began last month after she disappeared from a New Glasgow pool hall.

Her friends say she left Dooly's around 1:30 a.m. on October 9 with the intention of meeting her boyfriend at Big Al's, a nearby convenience store.

Kirwan is seen leaving Dooly's and walking up the street towards Big Al's, but Mason Campbell says she never showed up, and Kirwan doesn't appear on surveillance tapes from the parking lot at Big Al's.

Police, RCMP divers and ground search and rescue teams conducted extensive searches throughout parts of Pictou County, including the Heathbell area, last month.

Local residents also took part in the search effort and volunteered their time passing out posters and putting them in store fronts, businesses, and on telephone poles.

Numerous vigils and fundraisers have also been held for Kirwan and her family, as community members try to cope with the devastating loss.

"It's not the outcome we had hoped for," said resident Michele Ferguson on Monday. "It's a very sad day. It's been hard on the whole community."

As for Kirwan's death, an autopsy has been performed, but police in Pictou County say they won't be releasing the cause of death.

"Yes we received the results of the autopsy, and we will not be making any further comment in relation to the autopsy," says Const. Bill Rudolph, a spokesman with Pictou County RCMP.

At this time, no arrests have been made.

With files from CTV Atlantic's Dan MacIntosh