Where Is Parker? Search for Missing Calgary Boy Enters 5th Day
Police are using Disney music and door-to-door searches as 90 tips and CCTV footage guide the effort to find the non-verbal boy.
- Calgary Police Service officers are playing 11-year-old Parker's favorite Disney songs from patrol vehicles to help locate him since he went missing from his day home on Thursday, July 16.
- The province issued an Amber Alert for Parker on Saturday, granting an exemption to standard legal criteria because of the "unique circumstances of this investigation," officials said.
- Roughly 120 trained volunteers and officers are searching, having canvassed streets and reviewed CCTV footage; clothing believed to belong to Parker was found on Northmount Drive Northwest.
- Police spokesperson Scott Guterson noted search efforts are intensifying in areas connected to reported sightings, while authorities urge the public not to approach Parker, who may be frightened by strangers.
- Expressing gratitude for community support, police stated, "We remain grateful for the tremendous community support we have received," while emphasizing that "This search remains our highest priority.
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Airdrie City ViewBeyond Local: More than 100 people search for missing non-verbal boy in Calgary
CALGARY — Roughly 120 trained volunteers and police with dogs and on bikes are searching in Calgary today for a missing 11-year-old boy who is non-verbal and autistic.
Calgary Police Granted Exemption to Issue Amber Alert for Missing 11-Year-Old Autistic Boy
Calgary police has issued an Amber Alert for a vulnerable missing 11-year-old boy after the Alberta government granted a rare exemption allowing the emergency alert despite the case not meeting the usual criteria. The boy, named Parker, went missing from his family’s home in the Cambrian Heights neighbourhood on July 16 and was last seen in the nearby Thorncliffe neighbourhood wearing black noise-cancelling headphones, grey shorts, and no shirt,…
Since Sunday, RCMP members have been involved in the search for 11-year-old Parker, both autistic and non-verbal, who has been missing in Calgary since July 16th.
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