Denny Riha
Senior missing from Vancouver

By Staff Reporter, The Province November 12, 2009

Vancouver police are asking for the public's help to find a missing senior.

Denny Riha, also known as Zdenek, was last seen Nov. 11 at 2:30 p.m. at his home in the 300-block Cordova Street.

Riha, 77, was reported missing Nov. 12. He is forgetful and has other mental-health issues, police say. He is not known to use transit and it is unknown if he has any money. In the past he has gone for walks in the downtown core.

Riha is white, five foot nine, 181 pounds and is partially bald with grey hair. There is no description of his clothing.

If you see Riha, stay with him and call 911.

Pierre Parkinson – Vancouver BC

Police seek missing Vancouver man

By Staff reporter November 9, 2009 1:02 PM

Vancouver Police are looking for a man last seen leaving his home at 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Pierre Parkinson is Caucasian, 41 years old, five feet, 11 inches, 150 lbs., with a slender build. He has short salt-and-pepper coloured hair and green eyes. He was wearing a white toque with a blue stripe, a navy-coloured hip-length winter jacket, a black fleece shirt, blue jeans and grey Helly Hansen sneakers.

If you come into contact with parkinson, please stay with him and call 911 immediately.

Kousounesavath HOMSAVATH

Missing Person UPDATE

2009-148774
2010-01-20 08:00 PST

Surrey RCMP are again requesting the public’s help in locating 35 year old Surrey resident, Kousounesavath HOMSAVATH, who went missing almost two months ago.

On November 24th, 2009 at approximately 7:40 pm, a black 1995 Honda Civic was found abandoned mid-span on the Port Mann bridge. The vehicle had been parked in the west bound lane, running with its four way flashers on. Inside the vehicle police located a wallet for Mr. HOMSAVATH who is the registered owner of the vehicle.

Mr. HOMSAVATH is described as 5'10", 168 lbs with black hair and brown eyes. No clothing description is available. Inquiries with the family have indicated that the man’s behaviour had changed drastically in the days leading up to his disappearance.

Surrey RCMP Missing Persons investigators feel very strongly that a member of the public may posses information of value that could advance this investigation.

“Perhaps they may have offered assistance to this individual after seeing his vehicle stopped on the bridge or seen someone matching his description walking on the bridge,” says Surrey RCMP Cpl. Allison Douglas, Missing Persons Unit.

“For the sake of the family, we are hoping the public may have some additional information on this case so that there may be some closure.”

Surrey - Missing Person

File # 2009-148774 2009-11-26 11:19 PST

The RCMP are seeking any information from the public that may assist the police regarding a missing 35 year old Surrey resident, Kousounesavath HOMSAVATH.

On November 24th, 2009 at approximately 9:00pm, the Surrey RCMP were requested to attend the home of Mr. Homsavath after his vehicle was found abandoned. A black 1995 Honda Civic had been located mid span on the Port Mann bridge at 7:40 pm. The vehicle had been parked in the west bound lane, running with its four way flashers on. Inside the vehicle police located a wallet for Mr. HOMSAVATH who is the registered owner of the vehicle.

Mr. HOMSAVATH is described as being 5'10", 168 lbs with black hair and brown eyes. No clothing description is available. Inquiries with the family have indicated that the man’s behaviour had changed drastically in the past few days.

The RCMP in Surrey are looking to speak to anyone who may have been on the Port Mann bridge some time before 7:40pm on November 24th, 2009 and seen Mr. HOMSAVATH or his vehicle parked on the bridge.

Anyone with more information is asked to call the Surrey RCMP at 604.599.0502

Britanny BUCKLAGE-KOPAS

Langley - Police Seek Assistance to Locate Missing Teenager

File # 2009-31897 2009-10-15 14:13 PDT

LANGLEY:  Langley RCMP is seeking the assistance of the public to locate a missing teenager.

Britanny BUCKLAGE-KOPAS, age 16 was last seen on October 9th at approximately 8:00 p.m. at her residence.

Britanny has been experiencing some emotional difficulties and is working with her caregivers and medical professionals towards good health. Brittany has been known to experience seizures. There have been occasions where Brittany has become violent.

She has been known to ride the sky train between Surrey and Vancouver for extended periods of time.

Britanny is described as 16 years old, Caucasian, 5’4”, 130 lbs. with long blond hair and blue eyes. She may have cut her hair or even shaved her head.

Angela Trang Le

 Missing teenage girl last seen on Hastings Street

By Staff reporter, The Province October 4, 2009

Vancouver Police are looking for a missing 18 year old female, last seen Saturday, October 3rd at 9:20 a.m. walking on the sidewalk in the area of Kamloops Street and East Hastings St.

Angela Trang Le is South-East Asian, 5’1” tall and 95 lbs with a slim build and dark shoulder length hair.

She has a small birth mark on her left eye lid, a scar across her nose, and large protruding top front teeth.

She was last seen wearing an olive green cord blazer with two buttons on the front, blue jeans, and lace up black sneakers.

Le has not gone missing before and it is not known if she has any money.

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Aaron Derbyshire

Please Help us Find Aaron Derbyshire
Please help us continue our on going search for Aaron Derbyshire. It has been 5 long years since we have last seen or spoke to Aaron, he is loved and missed more than words could ever describe.! Aaron's disappearance has left our family our hearts and our lives with a huge void that he once filled. We will never give up the search for answers as to what happened to him. Please help us keep Aaron'...s name alive and in the public, the littlest piece of information could be the missing puzzle piece. Always in our Hearts-Never Forgotten. The Search for Aaron Derbyshire; Kelowna: RCMP seek public's assistance in locating missing 22 year old man. Aaron Derbyshire was last seen on Saturday, September 30th, 2006 at approximately 01:40 am at Level Night Club (formally known as Splashes Night Club) located on Leon Avenue in Kelowna. Aaron Derbyshire was at the club with a group of friends who last saw him inside the club. He has not been seen since. Aaron Derbyshire is described as Caucasian, 160 lbs, 5'10", clean shaven, short brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark blue shirt (possibly plaid) and dark jeans. Kelowna RCMP are asking anyone who might have information about Aaron Derbyshire's whereabouts or who may have seen him around the time of this disappearance to give them a call at (250)762-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Email: media.webmaster@rcmp-grc.gc.ca — with Aaron Derbyshire. According to The Province (12/26/06), "police have said they have no explanation for his disappearance and that he was not known to be involved with any illicit business. Also perplexing is that Aaron left his cellphone in his truck, which he parked at home, before going to the Level nightclub in downtown Kelowna. His mom said it was unusual for him to leave his phone behind since he always carried it with him. Aaron was carrying a bank draft for $6,500 made out in the name of a man from whom he was going to buy a Ski-Doo. But the draft was never cashed. His bank account has not been touched either." About Aaron Derbyshire; Aaron Derbyshire is the second of four boys in a tight-knit family. His mother, Glenda, told the Kelowna Capital News that she and her husband were high school sweethearts, both from large families themselves, who got married and started a family right away. "Our children, we believe, are a blessing to us," she said. She described Aaron as an amazing young man with a wonderful future ahead of him, and said she and his family miss him every day. She added that it is out of character for their son to go missing and, "there's no reason that anybody would want to hurt him." Aaron is described as "a vibrant, handsome and loving young man who has everything in life going for him. He is an avid snowboarder, golfer, bmx biker, soccer player, and an engineering technologist working as a land surveyor." "Aaron Charles Derbyshire was a happy, young boy when he became very sick at the age of 8. In and out of Children's Hospital frequently, Aaron was eventually diagnosed with Crohn's Disease (severe inflammation of the intestinal tract). This disease limited his ability to grow up healthy, enjoying all the activities that most children do on a regular basis. Aaron almost died during this time. Aaron was homeschooled most of his life, however, he became well enough to go back to high school in grade 11. At this point, he started recovering quite well and fit in right away with everyone he met. He graduated from Civil Engineering from Okanagan College and was heading into a very promising life. However, this was all shattered when he went missing from Kelowna on September 29th, 2006. Words cannot explain our loss, and anyone who knew Aaron or had the chance to run into him at some point in their lives, will tell you that it is a complete shock to have him gone. (December 19, 2007)." "Any lead, no matter how small it may seem, could end up being important when added to what is already known." - Royal Canadian Mounted Police. If you or someone you know saw Derbyshire around the time of his disappearance, call the anonymous Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or email a tip from http://www.solvecrime.ca/. Your information will be kept strictly confidential and could lead to a reward of up to $2,000. Facts of Interest: Name/age: Aaron Derbyshire, 22 Date of birth: 05/13/84 (Mother's Day) Last seen: 09/30/06, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Major: Civil Engineering grad, 2004 Physical Description: Caucasian, 160 lbs, 5'10", clean shaven, short brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark blue shirt (possibly plaid) and dark jeans.

What happened to Aaron Derbyshire?

Aaron Derbyshire's clothes still hang in the closet and his car sits in the driveway, but RCMP are no closer to discovering what happened to the young man three years ago.

Aaron's mother Glenda appeared along with other members of the family at a police press conference to plead for information into the disappearance of her son.

"It was three years ago today that I last saw my son and talked with him."
Glenda said the family has struggled with not knowing what happened to Aaron the night of his disappearance. She noted it would be completely out of character for him to just walk away.

"It's extremely difficult to go each day knowing he is not with us."

Glenda said an even more difficult experience is thinking that Aaron may not be found.

"We need to find him for us."

Glenda said Aaron was the second of four boys, and all of them are special to her. She asked that anyone with any information about Aaron's disappearance phone Crimestoppers or the local RCMP detachment. She pointed out that even little things that do not seem important could be a lead in the case.

Glenda said she and her husband were high school sweethearts, who got married and started a family right away. She noted that both come from large families.

"Our children, we believe, are a blessing to us."

Glenda said that Aaron was an amazing young man with a wonderful future being planned for him, and the family misses him every day. She said she only hopes that one day a phone call will come in with information leading to discovering where he is.

"There's no reason that anybody would want to hurt him."

Glenda added that the family is a close one, and the experience has been difficult. She thanked the family's friends and neighbours for their support.

RCMP Const. Steve Holmes said Aaron was last seen on Sept. 30, 2006 at the Level night club. Holmes said Aaron's friends left the club while he stayed behind. He noted the family reported him missing when he failed to show up for a planned rafting trip.

Holmes said RCMP members from the Serious Crimes Unit are dedicated to Aaron's case, and have interviewed close to 270 witnesses. Holmes noted that the time passed since Aaron's disappearance does not mean the case will not be solved.

"History shows it is possible to find out what happened to people even after many years."

Holmes said missing persons cases are reviewed and any information received is added to what is already known. He said that people deal with events differently and someone with information may yet come forward.

"Though they've been reluctant, they may reconsider."

msimmons@kelownacapnews.com

HAVE YOU SEEN AARON CHARLES DERBYSHIRE?

Kelowna: RCMP seek public's assistance in locating missing 22 year old man.

Aaron Derbyshire was last seen on Saturday, September 30th, 2006 at approximately 01:40 am at Level Night Club (formally known as Splashes Night Club) located on Leon Avenue in Kelowna.

Aaron Derbyshire was at the club with a group of friends who last saw him went they left him inside the club to go investigate an apparent altercation outside the club. He has not been seen since.

The missing man's family say that this is out of character for their son to go missing.

Aaron Derbyshire is described as Caucasian, 160 lbs, 5'10", clean shaven, short brown hair. He was last seen wearing a dark blue plaid shirt and dark jeans.

Kelowna RCMP are asking anyone who might have information about Aaron Derbyshire's whereabouts or who may have seen him around the time of this disappearance to give them a call at (250)762-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Sandra Kelly Harris

Osoyoos - Missing person- 41 yr old Sandra Kelly Harris

File # 2009-5079 2009-09-18 07:32 PDT

 The Osoyoos RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 41 year old female. Sandra Kelly HARRIS was last seen in the 9100 block of Main Street, Osoyoos on September 14, 2009 at approximately 10:00pm.

The RCMP received information from the public, that Harris may have made her way to the Fraser Valley, Chilliwack area.

Sandra Harris requires regular medication and does not have hers with her.  HARRIS is a Caucasian female, 5' 3" tall, 175lbs with long red hair and green eyes.  The Osoyoos RCMP requests that anyone with any information on the whereabouts of HARRIS are to call the Osoyoos RCMP at (250)495-7236 or or via Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Maisy Odjick  --  Shannon Alexander

Maisy Odjick, 16, and her friend Shannon Alexander, 17, disappeared from the Kitigan Zibi-Maniwaki area, about 130 kilometres north of Ottawa, in 2008.
Photograph by: Courtesy, Odjick Family
Suicide note given to detectives working on case of aboriginal teens

By GARY DIMMOCK, The Ottawa Citizen August 18, 2011
OTTAWA — Police detectives investigating the 2008 disappearance of teenagers Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander from a reserve north of Ottawa are now analyzing links to a sex criminal who killed himself last month in the Hull jail after writing a suicide note.
The Citizen has also learned that Jacques Barbier, 39, was a suspect in the case and had been questioned by detectives.
Barbier lived about 10 kilometres from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, near Maniwaki, Que., where close friends Maisy, 16, and Shannon, 17, were last seen Sept. 6, 2008. His only known connection to the missing girls was through mutual friends and they did not socialize together.
Barbier pleaded guilty to sex crimes against a 14-year-old girl in June and was sentenced to 10 months in jail and three years probation. He pleaded guilty to sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching.
Barbier was found dead in his jail cell and a guard later recovered a suicide note, which was then sent to Sûreté du Québec detectives working on the missing girls case.
The Algonquin reserve police at first assumed the girls had simply ran away, even though they left everything behind at Maisy’s home — including their wallets.
For this reason, an organized search for the missing girls wasn’t held until after snow was already covering the ground in December 2008.
There were also reported sightings in Ottawa and Kingston, but the Sûreté du Québec did not confirm the sightings in 2009 when they publicly revealed the runaway theory for the first time.
Because of the reported sightings in Ontario, the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ottawa Police Department joined the investigation.
Laurie Odjick has often felt lonely in the search for her daughter and she wonders if the police investigation would have been more exhaustive if the missing girls weren’t native.
Unlike other missing-persons files, none of the police agencies in this case have offered a reward for information.
“I still feel that we’re doing this search on our own,” Odjick said.
A mother of three other children and an addictions counsellor, Odjick forces herself to keep going.
“It’s sad but life still has to go on. I wish I could stop this world and go back to that moment in time and make things different but I can’t. I have to go on with life, but not a day goes by that I don’t think of her. She is in our thoughts and prayers but we are without her presence and we miss her,” Odjick said.
Odjick’s mother was extremely close to her first-born granddaughter and still finds it hard to leave home for fear she’ll miss “that phone call.”
“I’m still waiting for that phone call, too. It would give us some sort of closure,” Odjick said.
“The anniversary is coming up and that’s the hardest day for us to get through,” she said.
Odjick dismisses the runaway theory, saying if in fact they did run, her daughter would have called someone or at the very least logged on to the Internet, something Maisy did daily.
Because of their age and the fact that they went missing at the same time, the disappearance of Maisy and Shannon has become one of the most high-profile missing persons cases in the country. Aboriginal communities say the disappearance of young native women has been a national disgrace and have been actively campaigning for more help with these cases.
Anyone with information should call Sûreté du Québec at 819-310-4141 819-310-4141 or the Kitigan Zibi Police Department at 819-449-6000. There is a $15,000 reward, offered by friends and family, for information that leads to their safe return.
Gary Dimmock can be reached at gdimmock@ottawacitizen.com
© Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen

Sept. 8-11
Kitigan Zibi still searching, mourning for missing girls

The Ottawa Citizen August 20, 2011

Aboriginal women in Canada need to know that the police are working for them. That's one big reason why it's important to find the truth about what happened to Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander.

Another reason is that their family and friends have been through hell, and they need to know where the girls went after they were last seen on Sept. 5, 2008. The upcoming anniversary will be painful no matter what, but it will undoubtedly be more so if it passes with the case still unsolved. Maisy and Shannon were just 16 and 17 when they disappeared from Kitigan Zibi-Maniwaki area in Quebec. Family members have said that police seemed to assume at first that the girls were runaways. If the girls did run away, they didn't take anything with them.

As the Citizen's Gary Dimmock reported this week, police are now investigating potential links to a sex offender from the area who recently committed suicide in jail.

The Native Women's Association of Canada "has documented more than 600 cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls across Canada," according to a statement on its website. Every one of those girls and women has a story, and every one of those stories matters. So long as there are any lines of investigation to follow, the police must not let the cases of Maisy and Shannon drop.

© Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen

2 teenage girls missing from Quebec Algonquin community

Friday, Sep. 19, 2008 | 06:26 PM AT

Maisy Odjick, now 17, is six-feet tall, 125 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. Maisy has two piercings on her bottom lip and one in her nose. Shannon Alexander, now 18, is five feet nine inches, 145 pounds and also has brown hair and brown eyes.

VIGIL ON SEPTEMBER 6TH TO COMMEMORATE ONE YEAR
SINCE KITIGAN ZIBI’S MAISY ODJICK AND SHANNON
ALEXANDER DISAPPEARED
_______________________________________________
A vigil will take place on Sunday September 6th, 2009 in Kitigan Zibi, QC at 7:00pm to acknowledge one year has passed since Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander went missing. The vigil will begin with a walk starting at Home
Hardware located at 79 Kichi Mikan in Kitigan Zibi.  The walk will then proceed through Principale S street in the town of Maniwaki and will end at Nagishkodadiwin Park near the Chateau Logue Hotel.  Once the walk is complete, everyone will gather at Nagishkodadiwin Park for the vigil ceremony.

Elder Pauline Decontie will begin the ceremony with an opening prayer. Biola Smith will then lead a song performed by the Kitigan Zibi’s Women’s Drum Group. Eagle River Drum Group will also be drumming. The ceremony will continue with invited speakers that will address the disappearance of Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander.

Speakers include Kitigan Zibi Chief Gilbert Whiteduck, Pierre Hughes-Boisvenu, Association des Families de Personnes, Assassinees ou Disparues, Hull-Aylmer MP Monsieur Marcel Proulx, Craig Benjamin of Amnesty International, Carole Brazeau of Quebec Native Women Inc., Jennifer Lord of the Native Women's Association of Canada, and Miss Algonquin Nation’s Katrina Whiteduck. The speakers will conclude with members from both the Odjick and Alexander families.  
Candles will then be lit followed by a moment of silence to commemorate the missing girls. A closing prayer and songs will conclude the ceremony.

Background
The Algonquin Anishinabe girls went missing together one year ago without a trace.  Maisy Odjick, now 17, is six-feet tall, 125 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. Maisy has two piercings on her bottom lip and one in her nose. Shannon Alexander, now 18, is five feet nine inches, 145 pounds and also has brown hair and brown eyes.

$12,000 has been raised by the family as a reward for any information leading to the whereabouts of Maisy Odjick
and Shannon Alexander.  

Anyone with information should contact the Kitigan Zibi Police at 819-449-6000.

For more information, please contact Maria Jacko at 613-882-7907, or send an e-mail to
mjacko@findmaisyandshannon.com

Gregory Owen Schleen

MISSING AGAIN

Missing person from Colony Farm Forensic Hospital

Coquitlam BC

File # 2012-13602 - Thu May 24 08:34:00 PDT 2012

Coquitlam – The Coquitlam RCMP is seeking public assistance to locate a missing person from Colony Farm Forensic Hospital. Gregory Owen Schleen, 49, was last seen by staff member at the hospital in the morning on May 23rd. He was supposed to be at the Coast Cottages on the Riverview site later in the morning but never showed up. Schleen is now wanted on a Canada wide warrant for Unlawfully at Large.

Schleen is described as:

·                  a Caucasian male,

·                  6’4 (193 cm) tall,

·                  150 lbs (63 kg),

·                  with blonde hair and brown eyes, and

·                  wearing a yellow Hawaiian shirt and khaki short at the time.

Schleen has friends and family both along the Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island. However, his whereabouts is unknown.

Schleen is suffering from mental disorder and should not be approached. Please contact your local police if you see him.

Released by

Cpl. Jamie Chung

Media Relations Officer
Coquitlam RCMP
coquitlam.rcmp.ca
2986 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7Y5
Office: (604) 945-1580
Fax: (604) 552-7300

Email: bcrcmp@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Man missing from Port Coquitlam psychiatric hospital

By Staff Reporter, The Province September 3, 2009 7:01 PM

Photograph by: Handout, Coquitlam RCMP

Police are asking for the public's help to find a suicidal man missing from the Forensic Psychiatric Institute.

Gregory Owen Schleen, 47, left the Port Coquitlam hospital Wednesday around 11 a.m. on a day pass and has not been heard from since.

Schleen is believed to be suicidal and a danger to himself more than others, according to police.

Coquitlam RCMP say Schleen may have headed to Buntzen Lake in Anmore or Trout Lake in Vancouver for a swim.

Schleen is described as six feet tall, 250 pounds with brown hair, blue eyes and stubble on his chin. He has an eagle tattoo on his right arm. Schleen may be carrying a backpack containing a towel.

On May 8, 2006 Schleen was charged with aggravated assault in relation to a May 4, 2006 incident that took place on Quadra Island.

Anyone who sees Schleen is asked to call the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550.

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Dave Evans


Dave Evans (Alan David Evans) has been missing since early morning on Friday, July 25 2009
-5'10 -approx: 200 lbs -dark brown hair - brush cut -brown eyes
-believed to be wearing jeans and a t-shirt
-last seen in Bathurst, New Brunswick
-if seen, contact the Bathurst Police Dept: 506-548-0420 or RCMP: 506-548-7771 with location and approximate time.

Ruby Anne HARDY

Birthdate 1965-03-23

Ruby Anne HARDY, age 37, born on March 23, 1965. Ms. Hardy was last seen in 1998 and was reported missing to Vancouver police yesterday, March 27th, 2002. She is described as being 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighing 131 pounds, having brown hair and eyes and being Native Indian. She often uses the name 'Ruby GALLOWAY'.

When the news about these women started to surface, many people approached me to find out if my mother was one of the first 50. I didn't want to think about it at all. I didn't want to picture my mother being hurt in the ways described in the media. I felt sick to my stomach hearing about what the things that happened to those women.

Once the names were revealed, there was a slight sense of relief when I didn't find my mother's name. Don't get me wrong, I obviously felt for the women and their families, but that hope was back in my mind that my mother was still alive. Once the news of the additional five women being added to the list came out, I was told that my mother was on the list. My heart sank. My fears were realized.

Even though my mother has been out of my life for many years, a day doesn't go by that I don't think about her. I always hope that she is doing all right, despite her problems. I remember my mother as a strong woman that knew how to survive. Despite what people may think, my mother took great care of me and my sister and brother. She always made sure that we had food, shelter and clothing. She was a loving mother that would do anything for her children. She did the best she could with what she had to work with

Despite her problems, I never questioned her love for us. I have come to realize that having an addiction is like having a disease. It takes a long time to get well again. I pray every night that my mother is safe and has started coping with her illness. I hope that having her name on the list will make her come forth and say that she is all right. However, if this doesn't occur, perhaps my family and I will have some sort of closure.

Crystal Hardy

Mom remains optimistic that daughter still alive - May 27, 2005

Ruby Anne Hardy-Mar 28, 2002

JEFF SURTEL

Family desperate to find son after 2007 disappearance

By: ctvbc.ca

Date: Sunday Apr. 29, 2012 8:03 PM PT

The family of a 17-year-old boy from Mission, B.C. who disappeared without a trace five years ago has issued a heartfelt plea for answers.

Jeff Surtel vanished just after midnight on April 29, 2007 after he was last seen by neighbours riding his mountain bike. An intense search for the teenager followed shortly afterward, but neither he nor his bike was found.

Jeff's parents Gary and Dawn Surtel have not been able to move past the loss of their eldest son.

"It's been horrible. There's not a day that goes by that we don't think of Jeff. There's not a young man that I pass in the street and I don't look at him," Gary said.

"It's pretty unbelievable, just hope one day he's going to knock on the door, but he never does," Dawn said.

The week Jeff went missing his parents had discovered his grades were slipping. A month earlier he had stopped talking to his brother.

Dawn says someone must have information about her son's disappearance.

"I think he just went out to think and something happened, and somebody knows what happened," she said.

Gary says the discovery of Jeff's bike could give an important clue.

"Just wherever the bike was found would tell us where to start to look, because right now we have no idea which direction he went," he said.

The Surtels urge their son to call them or the police to let them know whether he is all right.

"I know he's a man now, he's 22, so if he is out there, wants to live his own life, just let us know. I mean we're just heartbroken here," Dawn said.

The couple knows there is a possibility Jeff may not be alive, but they are holding onto hope.

"It's a hard word that ‘hope,'" Dawn said. "It just leads to disappointment, every single time, but I guess you just can't stop hoping."

An age-progressed picture of the teenager has been released in an effort to help figure out what happened to him. Anyone with information on his disappearance is asked to call Mission RCMP or Crimestoppers.

With a report from CTV British Columbia's Bhinder Sajan

 Mission
Teenager Missing Since 2007

File # 2007-5465
2010-10-04 13:46 PDT

On the morning of April 17, 2007 Jeffrey SURTEL, age 17, was reported missing by his parents. He was last seen wearing dark colored jeans, a navy colored t-shirt and a blue hooded sweater. SURTEL may have been riding a distinctive blue CCM mountain bike with yellow front forks at the time of his disappearance.

SURTEL is a Caucasian male , and at the time of his disappearance was approximately 6"1" tall, weighing approximately 150 pounds, with medium length brown hair, brown eyes, no facial hair, and wore glasses.

Since SURTEL’s disappearance, police have followed up on several leads and possible sightings, however SURTEL remains missing.

Below is an age-progressed photo of Jeffrey SURTEL showing what he may look like today, at the age of 20.
                 

Mission RCMP continue to seek assistance from the public in helping to locate Jeffrey SURTEL.  If anyone has information on the whereabouts of SURTEL, please contact the Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161 or if you wish to remain anonymous please call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.  They are open 24/7.  You do not ahve to give your name, address, or your telephone number. 
Nothing substantial found' after search for Surtel

Published: August 17, 2009 11:00 AM
Updated: August 17, 2009 11:49 AM
Gary Surtel stands near the Mission Bridge Sunday, speaking to media about his son's disappearance over two years ago.

A Mission family made another plea to the community Sunday for information surrounding the mysterious disappearance of their son over two years ago.

Gary and Dawn Surtel spoke to media Sunday at Matsqui Trail Park, one day after volunteers from the Alberta-based Canadian Search Dog Association and Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) came to Mission to look for any sign of Jeff Surtel, who went missing from his home in April 2007.

"We're asking anyone who saw his bike at the [Mission] bridge to contact us. We just want to know where the bike was found, because that will determine where to start looking for Jeff," said father Gary. The bike is a distinctive blue CCM mountain bike, with a single shock rear suspension system, and yellow front forks.

The uncertainty over their son's whereabouts has left its mark on the Mission couple.

"I look at every kid on every bike," Gary noted. He still peers into the face of everyone he sees during his commute to work in Surrey, especially youth wearing hoodies, similar to what his son was last known to be wearing.

The dog teams scoured the river bank, the wooded area between Fraser River Heritage Park and St. Mary's, and other locales.

They turned up nothing.

According to Gregg McMartin, an investigator with MCSC, it's not unusual to conduct a search this long after the disappearance.

"We have files from coast to coast, and several are five to 10 years old. The parents just want to know," he noted.

The search crews were out from Saturday morning until evening, and "nothing substantial was found," McMartin concluded.

Jeff went missing sometime between midnight and 5 a.m., April 29, 2007. His neighbours saw him ride off on his bike. He is six-feet-one inches tall, weighs around 150 lbs., has medium-length brown hair, brown eyes and wears rimmed glasses. He was last seen wearing dark-coloured jeans, a navy coloured T-shirt and a blue hooded sweater.

Anyone with any information about Jeff’s whereabouts is urged to call Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161.

Disappearance still a mystery

By Jason Roessle - Mission City Record - April 24, 2008

No day within the past year weighs more heavily on the Surtels' minds than April 29.

Exactly one year ago next Tuesday, the Mission couple's 17-year-old son, Jeffrey, went missing from his family's home.

Gary and Dawn still have no idea what happened to their boy. Jeff went missing sometime between midnight and 5 a.m. April 29.

The last people to see the 17-year-old were neighbours who had seen him ride off on his bike. Searches of the area by locals and a poster campaign have failed to find any trace of him.

About two months ago, a heart-wrenching e-mail came across Jeff's Hotmail account, which Gary regularly checks. It was an e-mail saying an iPod Nano had been purchased and the registration filed.

For about two hours, Gary thought his son was alive.

Unfortunately, after the RCMP jumped onto the clue, they quickly discovered the registration was for an item purchased before Jeff had disappeared.

"I went to bed and cried," admitted Gary.

Another strange occurrence in August has also raised more questions for the couple.

When The Record reported on the theft of a valuable cross from Westminster Abbey, it was also related the thief or thieves left a missing person poster, and some other items.

Gary said he found out from someone at the monastery that the poster was one of Jeff's.

"[Police] never did confirm whether it was his poster or not," he said.

If it's true, it opened a new series of questions for the Surtels agonize over daily.

"Maybe he joined a cult, or maybe they have him and it was a message," said Gary.

The parents have gone through a nightmarish year, and have struggled to return to a semblance of normalcy in their lives. But with the anniversary of Jeff's disappearance, it's hard.

"It's always in the back of your mind, but it's more lately," said Gary.

The first week of February, Victoria Search and Rescue came out with highly sophisticated sonar equipment to scan the Fraser River bottom from Matsqui to the Mission Bridge. This sonar is able to probe up to three feet through silt.

The SAR team found nothing.

The Surtels were hoping at least to find Jeff's distinctive bicycle, the one he was last seen riding, but to no avail.

The bicycle has become the new focus for the family.

They figure someone must have seen the bike somewhere in town, and if so, Gary just wants them to contact someone and detail where it was seen.

"We just want to know where it was found. That would give us a direction to go on," he said.

The night before Jeff’s disappearance, he had helped his father pick a movie from the video store. That was at around 6 p.m. The family had planned to watch the movie after Gary and his wife returned from a birthday party. But when they returned home, at about 9 p.m., Jeff had changed his mind.

“Something happened between six and nine when, all of a sudden, he didn’t want to watch it. I don’t know what happened.”

Surtel said his son stayed up late that night watching television.

When the family checked his bedroom Sunday morning his bed hadn’t been slept in.

“I don’t think he planned to stay away for a long time because he didn’t take any clothes or money.”

Jeff left behind $200 in cash in his bedroom as well as his bank cards.

“If you’re running away you would be taking all the cash you can get.”

While the family has had to look at the possibility that Jeff may have been contemplating suicide, his father said, “He seemed absolutely normal. He didn’t seem like a person contemplating harming yourself. You would think if you were going to kill yourself you would be different.”

The family is still baffled as to why Jeff would have run away.

“He’s very quiet ... the happiest, perfect kid you could ever ask for. He was never in a bad mood. He was so easy to raise and have around, and this is just out of the blue. There’s no inkling that this could ever have happened. It just came from nowhere, which makes it scary.”

Gary says he constantly looks into the face of every teenager he sees during his daily commute to his job in a Surrey sawmill — especially those wearing hoodies.

"I don't drive on until I get a good look at their face," he said.

Dawn made a plea to her son:

"If you're out there and you read this, we want you to come home, no matter what," said the petite woman.

Jeff was last seen on his bike, which is described as distinctive. It is a blue CCM mountain bike with a single shock rear suspension system and yellow front forks.

He is six-feet-one inches tall, weighs around 150 lbs., has medium-length brown hair, brown eyes and wears rimmed glasses. He was last seen wearing dark-coloured jeans, a navy coloured T-shirt and a blue hooded sweater.

Anyone with any information about Jeff’s whereabouts is urged to call Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161.

- with Black Press files

RCMP Request Public’s Assistance in locating a missing teen
Mission, BC: Mission RCMP are looking for Jeffrey SURTEL, a male aged 17 who was reported missing by his parents Sunday morning, the 29th of April 2007.
SURTEL is a Caucasian approximately 6'1" in height, has medium length brown hair and weights approximately 150 lbs. He has thin rimmed glasses, brown eyes and no facial hair.
SURTEL was last seen wearing dark coloured jeans, a navy coloured t-shirt and a blue hooded sweater. SURTEL may be driving a distinctive mountain bike, blue in colour with yellow front forks.
The Mission RCMP is seeking assistance from the public in helping to locate SURTEL. If anyone has any information on Jeffrey SURTEL, please contact the Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161.
Released by: Cst David COWLEY Mission RCMP  Phone#: (604)826-7161

Nicholas CAZZADOR

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Kamloops City - Missing 20 year old male

File #2009-1453 2009-01-23 13:12 PST
On the morning of January the 19th, the Kamloops RCMP received a report of a missing 20 year old male named Nicholas CAZZADOR. Not having seen her grandson in almost two months, the grandmother of Mr. CAZZADOR called police to express her concern. Since receiving the report the detachment has conducted extensive inquiries, however have been unsuccessful in determining where Mr. CAZZADOR may be. Police did learn that in 2007 he went missing for an extended period only to be found in Vernon. Investigation has determined that Mr. CAZZADOR suffers from A.D.D. (Attention Deficit Disorder) and Oppositional Defiance Syndrome and normally works as a dry waller. Nicholas CASSADOR does not own any vehicles nor has he been in contact with any person that police are aware of. A photograph of the subject is not yet available.

Any person with information on this missing person is asked to call the Kamloops city RCMP at 250-828-3000 or the family.

Marian TURRIFF

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Surrey - Surrey Missing Person

File #2009-9553 2009-01-25 07:45 PST

Marian TURRIFF - Missing Person from Surrey
50 years old
race: white
height: 5'4 ft
weight: 111 lbs
Brown hair, Hazel eyes

Last seen wearing: black winter jacket with blue stripes on the arms, blue jeans and Phat Farm shoes.

(No photo available)

Missing from : Surrey, BC
Last seen: January 23, 2009 at 1530 hours

Missing driving: Gray 1992 Toyota Tercel, BC licence plate 103DXP
**passenger side window smashed and has a plastic covering

TURRIFF has been evicted from her residence two days ago. She has a history of mental health issues that cause police to be concerned for her safety.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Marian TURRIFF, please contact Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502, or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Ian NOAKES

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West Shore - Police Request Contact

File #2009-3910 2009-03-20 10:07 PDT

West Shore RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating Ian NOAKES. West Shore RCMP need to speak with Ian in regards to an urgent, private family matter.

Ian NOAKES may be associated to a red 1997 Volvo 850 bearing BC license plate 949LDX.

If Ian is located, please direct him to contact the West Shore RCMP. If anyone has any information as to Ian NOAKES' current whereabouts, they are asked to contact the West Shore RCMP at 250-474-2264.

Cst. B. (Brian) LUCAS
General Duty
West Shore RCMP Detachment
250-474-2264

Bonnie Joseph
Ft. St. James BC

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Disappearance worries family

Bonnie Joseph has been missing for more than a year and her loved ones are worried nobody has noticed.
Joseph, 32, was not missing in the usual sense, at least not at first. The Yekooche woman had a longtime drug addiction and was prone to unreliable behaviour, family said, but then things took a couple of turns that were alarming even on her scale.
"She's been fighting for her kids since day one; she never misses her court days or her visitations, but now its been more than a year. It is not like her at all," said Dean Joseph, a cousin and Yekooche band's treaty consultation co-ordinator.
"She has very concerned relatives. They are all coming to me to find out if I've heard anything, and everytime there's a body found they all call."
Police, led by the Fort St. James RCMP are aware of the disappearance and are investigating.
Another cousin, Jo-Anne Bertram, said Joseph has fallen through some significant cracks. She does not have much community support, which is partially why she ended up addicted in the first place and partially why she was not considered missing for quite some time, Bertram said. Her mother and father are both deceased, her grandmother recently died and only her grandfather William Joseph remains from her ascendants.
"Most of her family members are drinking or on the streets. It is a sad, sad story," said Bertram. "All the people who really cared about her are gone and most of the ones left behind aren't really here, either. I was pretty close to that same road, too, but my mom put me into counselling and I straightened out my life. I had lots of support from family and friends, but without that support you can easily go off the path."
Joseph's path involved a lot of hitchhiking. She sometimes lived on the Yekooche reserve out in the remote wilderness beyond Fort St. James. Sometimes she lived in Vanderhoof and sometimes she lived in Prince George. The high-risk mode of highway transportation was what she commonly did. The last time Bertram saw her was at a bar in Vanderhoof in the fall of 2007 as Joseph was about to hitchhike to Prince George. Bertram loaned her some money and it was the last time she saw or heard from her cousin.
It was not the last evidence of her whereabouts, however.
"I went about it a different way; I went through the Ministry (of Children and Family Development) following the last place she got her (social assistance) cheque," said Dean Joseph. "We found out that in early summer she picked up her cheque in the Kamloops area, and she said then she wouldn't be applying there again, she would be working her way home, but she never arrived. That's where we lost track of her."
For several months nothing has been known of her whereabouts.
Bonnie Joseph is described as five-feet, four-inches and 120 pounds with dark-brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information is asked to call the Fort St. James RCMP at 250-996-8269 or give information anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS / www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca.

Herbert Pederson

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Tsoona STELLA
Coquitlam BC
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2008-07-07 10:43 PDT - File #2008-11376
Patient from Colony Farm missing

The Coquitlam RCMP is seeking the public's assistance in locating a resident of the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital located in Coquitlam. Tsoona STELLA is described as a 68yr old non-white male who is 5'8", 212 lbs. with brown eyes and grey hair.
He was last seen on April 7, 2008 and is wanted on a Canada wide warrant. He is described as a loner and could be traveling anywhere between British Columbia and Alberta.
If you have information about this individual please contact the Coquitlam RCMP at (604)945-1550 or the police agency in your area