Child Protection Section continues to investigate alleged abduction

At approximately 3 p.m. today (Friday, Oct. 5, 2018) a School Resource Officer was alerted by students from a nearby school that a suspicious male was seen talking with a young female in the area of 106 Ave and 84 Street.

It was also reported that the male was in the possession of a hand gun in his vehicle and that the girl was observed leaving with the suspect in his vehicle.

 

The circumstances met the criteria for an Amber Alert which was issued at 4:10 p.m. and the vehicle was located a few minutes later, after a watchful citizen who heard the alert quickly called 911. The man safely gave information to an operator about the vehicle’s direction of travel, which allowed officers to locate the suspect vehicle.

 

The 47-year-old male was taken into custody in the area of 97 Street and 118 Avenue by Northwest Division patrol members just before 4:30 p.m. and is currently in police custody at Police Headquarters.

 

The girl was found unharmed and taken to the Zebra Centre to be interviewed by EPS Child Protection Section officers. A warrant has been issued to search the suspect vehicle for the reported handgun and the investigation continues.  

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