News Release - Winnipeg Police Service

Saturday, May 24, 2014   National Missing Children's Day Tomorrow, May 25, 2014, is "National Missing Children's Day" in Canada, as declared by the Solicitor General in 1986.  Every year thousands of Canadian children are reported missing.  These children are either runaways or victims of parental or non-family member abductions.  Thankfully, the majority of these children are safely recovered but unfortunately some cases remain open for years with these children never being found.   The movement towards National Missing Children's Day began back on May 25, 1979, when Etan Patz, just 6 years old, disappeared from a New York City street on his way to school. The massive search and media attention that followed focused national attention to the problem of child abduction and lack of plans to address it. This momentum grew and as many more missing and murdered children's cases arose, these cases began to receive increased media attention. Photographs of missing children started to appear on milk cartons and then, in 1983, National Missing Children's Day was proclaimed in our Nation.  This day has since moved to become an annual reminder to all of our communities to renew efforts to reunite missing children with their families and continue to make child protection a priority.    The Winnipeg Police Service  Missing Persons Unit is greatful to have formed partnerships with our law enforcement agencies within Manitoba, across Canada and abroad. In addition, appreciate the support of other agencies such The Canadian Centre for Child Protection Centre, Street Reach Winnipeg and our local media outlets to achieve success in our role of dealing with the complexities surrounding missing children cases.  We greatly appreciate and extend our gratitude to all of our partners for the role they play in helping us to realize success and keep children safe.   The Winnipeg Police Service continues to encourage families and guardians to always keep a watchful eye on children in their care, know who their friends are, engage in personal safety discussions, and have recent photographs readily available in the event a child suddenly goes missing.   The potential for an abduction of a child can create real fear and anxiety for families and loved ones.  Specific preventative resources for families and communities wishing to reduce children's risk of being abducted are available at MissingKids.ca: http://missingkids.ca/pdfs/MK_ReduceRiskAbduction_en.pdf.   Today, the Winnipeg Police Service is continuing to request the public's assistance in locating two of Winnipeg's missing children.   MISSING PERSON – Kerstin DORIAN - R14-32283 The Winnipeg Police Service is requesting the public's assistance in locating the following 16 year old female, Kerstin DORIAN. DORIAN was last seen in the North End area of Winnipeg on Friday, May 2, 2014.   DORIAN is described as an Aboriginal female, 5'1", 130 lbs, long dark brown hair, brown eyes, piercing on her lower lip left side. DORIAN was last seen wearing a pink hoodie and black yoga style pants. Police are concerned for DORIAN's well-being.   Anyone with information regarding DORIAN's whereabouts is asked to contact the Winnipeg Police Service Missing Persons Unit at 986-6250     Missing Person- Amber Guiboche -  R10-94044 The Winnipeg Police Service Missing Persons Unit is continuing to request the public's assistance in locating a missing female, Amber Rose Marie GUIBOCHE.    GUIBOCHE, who was 20 years old at the time of her disappearance, was last seen on the evening of Wednesday, November 10, 2010, in the area of William Avenue and Isabel Street.  Investigators believe that GUIBOCHE may have entered into a red truck at that time.   GUIBOCHE has not made contact with any of her family or friends since this time which is unusual and out of character for her.  Based on this latest information, investigators and family members are very concerned for her well-being.  GUIBOCHE is described as a now, 22-year-old female with a fair complexion.  She is 5'5" tall, weighs approximately 105 pounds and has hazel eyes.  She has a slight/ thin build with long straight brown hair often worn in a ponytail.  She was last seen wearing a white Adidas hoody with gold stripes down the sleeves. She was also wearing "skinny" style blue jeans with white and pink coloured, skater-style runners.     Anyone with any information regarding any of these three missing person cases is asked to contact the Winnipeg Police Service Missing Persons Unit at 204-986-6250.    For further information contact either: Constable Jason Michalyshen, Public Information Officer Constable Eric Hofley, Public Information Officer Detective Sergeant Natalie Aitken, Public Information Officer Phone: (204) 986-3061 | Fax: (204) 986-3267 | Email: WPS-PIO@Winnipeg.ca Share this mailing with your social network by clicking on the appropriate link:       Related Winnipeg Police Service Report a Crime Online Crime Stoppers CrimeStat Unsubscribe If you do not want to receive these emails anymore, unsubscribe. Please do not reply to this email. This e-mail was sent from a notification-only address and replies are not monitored. 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