Tag: Amber Alert

Amber Alert Issued for Boy, 8, Last Seen in Thunder Bay, Believed Abducted by Father

An Amber Alert has been issued for an eight-year-old boy who police believe was abducted in Thunder Bay, Ont., by his father. Thunder Bay police have identified the boy as Emerson Poulin, who is about four feet in height with brown hair and a thin build. They say the boy is believed to be with…


California Lawmaker Proposes ‘Ebony Alert’ Notification for Black Youth

California State Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) has introduced legislation to create an “Ebony Alert” notification system for police to notify the public when black youth between 12 and 25 years old go missing. Senate Bill 673 (SB 673), which is being discussed in the Senate Rules Committee this month, would bring more attention to black…


Amber Alert Cancelled for Missing Vancouver Child, Found in Alberta

An Amber Alert has been cancelled for the child who authorities say was taken from BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver on Monday. A statement from Vancouver police says the three-year-old and his mother were found near Calgary early Tuesday. Police say the boy is now receiving care and his mother has been arrested. The Amber…


Children at Centre of Saskatchewan Amber Alert Found Safe

Two children at the centre of a Saskatchewan Amber Alert have been found safe in the United States along with their mother and a suspect, police said Wednesday. “Early this morning, Saskatchewan RCMP was advised by our policing partners in the United States that the four individuals who were the subject of Amber Alerts in…


Man at Centre of Saskatchewan Amber Alert a Convicted Child Sex Offender: Records

REGINA—Court records show a man believed to be at the centre of an Amber Alert for two missing children is a convicted child sex offender. The documents say 50−year−old Benjamin Martin Moore, now of Eastend, Sask., was convicted in 2009 for sexual interference of a minor. He was sentenced in Regina provincial court to two…


Amber Alert Ends for 11-Year-Old Girl in Stratford, Ont

An Amber Alert has ended in Ontario for an 11-year-old girl after police in Stratford, Ont., said she has been found safe. The Stratford Police Service had said earlier Tuesday that the girl was last seen this morning in the city around the Rotary Complex. They later stated in a social media post that they…


Quebec Man Arrested After Four Day Amber Alert Pleads Guilty to 14 Charges

MONTREAL—A Quebec man who kidnapped his three-year-old son and was the subject of a manhunt over several days last summer has pleaded guilty to 14 charges. The province’s prosecution service says the man pleaded guilty during an appearance today at the courthouse in Matane, Que., in the Gaspe region. The man, who was 36 years…


New Brunswick RCMP Say Missing Boy Subject of Amber Alert Found Safe

FREDERICTON—The New Brunswick RCMP say a six-year-old boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe. Police issued the alert after the boy went missing early today in Miramichi, N.B. They said the boy was allegedly taken from his home by his mother. Police said today on Twitter the child and…


Three-Year-Old Boy and Father Found Alive After Quebec Amber Alert: Police

MONTREAL—Quebec provincial police were negotiating Saturday evening with a man accused of kidnapping his three-year-old son earlier in the week, in a case that sparked an Amber Alert and a large-scale manhunt. The Amber Alert came to an end on Saturday when investigators found the 36-year-old man and his child not far from where they…


Police Find Evidence of Missing Boy in Amber Alert Case and His Father

MONTREAL—Items used by a three-year-old boy and his alleged kidnapper have been found on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River northeast of Quebec City in a discovery that police said is a sign the pair is alive and in the area. Quebec provincial police spent the third day searching the area for Jake…