Authorities in Washington state are scaling back the search for Travis Decker, the man suspected of killing his three daughters nearly two months ago

Police in Washington will scale back their search for Travis Decker, a Pewaukee native suspected of killing his three daughters.

Despite a "decrease in leads and tips" on where Decker may be, the sheriff's office said detectives remain "actively engaged in processing evidence and will continue to follow up" on any new information they receive on the father's possible whereabouts -- including the sighting in Idaho earlier this month, which turned out not to be Decker.

Authorities in Washington are scaling back search efforts for Travis Decker, the Pewaukee native wanted for killing his three daughters earlier this year.

While the search for Decker will continue, officials said Friday it will do so with a "reduced footprint while the criminal investigation remains ongoing" and described the search efforts around the wilderness and initial crime scene as "exhaustive.