File # 2009-39318 Missing Male Student 2009-08-16 12:14 PDT
18 year old English Language student Zeyu QU was last seen
on August 9, 2009 at his current residence located in the
6600 block of Broadway in Burnaby. He has been in Canada
taking an English course over the past couple of weeks. QU
left a message that he would be back in a couple of days.
QU is known as happy student who was involved in all of the
provided student activities until the last few days prior to
his disappearance when he became more quiet in nature.
Burnaby RCMP and the Family have been attempting to locate
QU with no success, and at this time would like to request
help from the Public.
QU apparently took some of his belongings with him and may
have placed these items in either a yellow carry-on type
suitcase or a large blue backpack.
It is unknown what QU was wearing at the time he left the
home but he apparently often wore a hat.
DESCRIPTION: Zeyu QU is an 18 year old Asian male, 6
feet 1 inch in height, approximately 175 pounds with a slim
build. He has short black hair and black eyes. He is NOT
known to have anything to do with either alcohol or drugs
and has no known medical conditions.
If you have seen Zeyu QU or have any idea of his
whereabouts, please contact the Burnaby RCMP.
Agassiz - Update: Have you seen Jessica Hopkins or her dog
'cupcake'?
File # 2009-24386 2009-08-06 15:56 PDT
Agassiz BC: The Agassiz RCMP continue to look for Jessica
Cheryl Hopkins and are asking for help from the public. A
search of the Agassiz and Harrison area by Kent Harrison
Search and Rescue and RCMP helicopter Air 1 provided no
leads on Jessica’s whereabouts. Jessica was driving a grey 2
door Toyota Yaris when she was last seen near Morrison
Valley Road in Harrison Mills. Jessica may have driven to a
number of areas, and could have traveled a considerable
distance at this point. Anyone that thinks they may have
seen Jessica or her vehicle are asked to call the Agassiz
RCMP at 604-796-2211, the Police in their jurisdiction or
Crime Stoppers.
Jessica, age 36 of Abbotsford BC, is described as a
Caucasian female, 5'6" in height, 200 lbs, with green eyes
and long sandy brown hair.
She was last seen driving a grey Toyota Yaris with BC
licence plate 481 CPP.
Jessica was also travelling with a small black pomeranian
dog named cupcake that was with her when she was last seen.
Cupcake is Black Pomeranian with a white chest and grey
tail, 3-4 years old, approximately 10lbs, described as very
'yappy'.
Agassiz - Missing Person - Jessica Hopkins
File # 2009-24386 2009-08-04 14:04 PDT
Agassiz BC: On Monday August 3, 2009 at approximately 5:00
p.m. the Agassiz RCMP were called and advised of a missing
person. A family member called police to report that Jessica
Hopkins, age 36 of Abbotsford, had been camping with her
sister on the east side of Harrison Lake when she left to
attend home. Jessica Hopkins began to act erratic prior to
arriving home in Abbotsford and turned the vehicle around
driving back to the Agassiz area, where she pulled over near
the Chehalis crossing bridge on Morris Valley Road and let
her sister and her sisters two small children out of the
vehicle at their request. Jessica then continued on her own
on Morris Valley Road. Family members are concerned for
Jessica Hopkins safety due to her erratic behaviour and
current mental state and contacted police to aid in locating
her.
Jessica is described as a Caucasian female, 5'6" in height,
200 lbs, with green eyes and long sandy brown hair.
Police have made extensive patrols for the missing female
and her vehicle, a two door grey Toyota Yaris with licence
plate 481 CPP, and have not been able to locate Hopkins or
her vehicle. A search was conducted until late yesterday
spanning both the East and West Side of Harrison Lake with
the assistance of Kent Harrison Search and Rescue.
The Agassiz RCMP are continuing their search today with the
assistance of RCMP Helicopter Air 1, and Kent Harrison
Search and Rescue, and are asking anyone that may have seen
the vehicle of Jessica Hopkins, or Jessica herself to
contact police.
On July 30, 2009 the Evansburg RCMP Detachment received a
complaint of a possible missing person. Greywolf Dancingman
ILDZI, 30 years of age, was reported missing by his mother
who had last seen him the week prior at their home in
Edmonton.
On July 26, 2009 Evansburg RCMP members spoke to ILDZI as a
result of a public complaint of a suspicious person and at
that time, ILDZI told the member he was hitchhiking back to
Quesnel B.C. and he was sent on his way.
On July 28, 2009 the Red Block Reserve in Quesnel B.C.
received a phone call from ILDZI which was traced to a pay
phone in Wildwood Alberta. ILDZI told the Elder he was
speaking to that he was depressed and suicidal. Evansburg
Detachment made extensive patrols of the area but ILDZI was
not located. He has not been seen or heard from since.
Anyone who has information regarding the current whereabouts
of ILDZI is asked to contact their local police, RCMP or
Crimestoppers.
Police are investigating what is being described as a
suspicious death after a body was found on a Bowen Island
property.
The discovery, announced Saturday and being investigated
by the Bowen Island RCMP and the Integrated Homicide
Investigation Team, has renewed speculation over the fate of
Jodi Henrickson, a 17-year-old who disappeared in June of
2009 and whose last reported sighting was on the island.
IHIT spokeswoman Sergeant
Jennifer Pound said that an autopsy would be required to
confirm identification, cause of death and how long the body
had been where it was found – in a semi-rural area on the
island, a 20-minute ferry ride from Vancouver.
Police have said the discovery does not appear to be
linked to Ms. Henrickson’s case.
In the meantime, however, island residents are torn
between hope that the mystery of Ms. Henrickson’s
disappearance might be solved and foreboding over what the
investigation will conclude.
“There are a lot of unanswered questions,” Neil Boyd, a
criminologist at Simon Fraser University and a long-time
resident of Bowen Island, said on Sunday.
“People just really want to know who that person is and
how he or she got there.”
The body was discovered near an area where Ms. Henrickson
was reportedly last seen and on a property linked to a man
police have described as a person of interest in her
disappearance.
Ms. Henrickson, who attended Howe Sound Secondary School,
last had contact with family and friends in June of 2009.
Friends reported seeing her at house parties before she
disappeared. Police classified her death as a homicide in
2010 and there have been several searches and poster
campaigns aimed at determining her fate.
Her family, which reported her disappearance, said it was
out of character for her to not check in with family or
friends.
Police have made public appeals for help, saying it’s
possible that some people know more than they are telling
police.
RCMP contacted the Henrickson family before publicly
announcing that a body had been found but provided little
other information, Jodi’s older brother, Rob James
Henrickson, said on Sunday.
Missing teen's ex arrested for breach of
conditions
Six weeks after his
ex-girlfriend disappeared,
Gavin Arnott spoke to CTV News
about Jody Henrickson, the 17-year-old from
Squamish, B.C. August 1st, 2009. (CTV)
By: ctvbc.ca
Date: Saturday Feb. 11, 2012 6:50 PM
PT
Gavin Arnott, a person of interest in the
disappearance of B.C. teenager Jodi Henrickson two
years ago, is in jail after breaching bail
conditions on unrelated charges.
This past week 23-year-old Arnott was arrested
near his home in Black Creek on Vancouver Island
where he lives with his mother.
Court documents accuse him of contacting a
14-year-old girl who he allegedly had sex with. He
had been charged with sexual interference and child
pornography for allegedly keeping illicit
photographs of the girl. The age of consent in
Canada is 16.
This is the second time the young man has
allegedly violated his bail conditions
Arnott came into the media spotlight after
Henrickson, his former girlfriend, vanished early in
the morning of June 20, 2009 after going to a house
party on Bowen Island. He was convicted of
assaulting her before she went missing and was the
last person to see the 17-year-old alive.
In 2009, Arnott told CTV News Henrickson walked
off after they had an argument
Despite an exhaustive search, investigators have
found no sign of Henrickson. Police believe her body
was buried somewhere on Bowen Island. To date, there
have been no arrests linked to her case.
Arnott is being held in custody. His trial on the
pornography and sexual interference charges is
scheduled for later this month.
In 2011, the 23-year-old was accused of
threatening another girlfriend.
With a report from CTV British Columbia's Lisa
Rossington
Police renew the search for Jodi
Family of missing teen hope poster blitz will turn
up new information
By Cassidy Olivier, The ProvinceDecember 19, 2011
It's a call Rob-James Henrick-son has taken dozens of
times over the past two-and-a-half years, ever since his
sister, Jodi, vanished without a trace from the small
community of Bow-en Island.
Every time homicide investigators come forward with
another public plea for information, Henrickson's phone
eventually starts ringing. On the other end is a
reporter, with the expected list of worn questions:
Anything new you can tell us? How is the family
doing? How are you doing?
This time, it was no different. Over the weekend,
police unrolled a poster campaign aimed at drumming up
leads in the June 2009 disappearance of Jodi, a mystery
that continues to haunt her family and the tight-knit
island of 3,500.
The posters of the popular 17-year-old, last seen in
the early hours of June 20 leaving a house party with
her ex-boyfriend Gavin Arnott, were to be handed out
throughout the Sea to Sky Corridor, B.C. Ferries and
Bowen Island.
The campaign is the latest in a series of
high-profile searches and media pleas related to the
Squamish teen's disappearance, which police are
investigating as a homicide.
They believe she was killed on Bowen Island, although
no arrests have ever been made.
Police were tight-lipped on Sunday when asked about
suspects. At the time of her disappearance, Arnott was
under a restraining order stemming from an earlier
assault on Henrickson.
Sgt. Jennifer Pound of the Integrated Homicide
Investigation Team said police are hopeful the poster
blitz will prompt someone to come forward.
"It's just an avenue of getting the public back into
reaching us and if anyone has any information to contact
us," Pound said.
Contacted by The Province, Henrickson, the family
spokes-man, said he was pleased that police are
continuing to aggressively investigate. And he's hopeful
that one case-breaking tip will eventually come forward.
"It's been so long and I don't think anyone knows
what to expect at this point," said Henrickson, 22. "I
guess we still have hope that something will eventually
come up that's why this new poster distribution is a
positive thing."
While it makes enduring another Christmas without
Jodie harder, Henrickson said the timing of the poster
campaign might work to the advantage of investigators as
hammers home the grief his family has had to endure.
This Christmas, he said, will be a quiet one spent at
his parent's house in Squamish.
"There really hasn't been any-thing lately to get my
sister back in the media's attention," Henrickson said.
"So it's really positive that it keeps people in the
know that she is still missing."
Anyone with information can make an anonymous tip to
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
For the first time since Jodi
Henrickson went missing two years ago, police are
distributing posters of the B.C. teenager in hopes of
finding someone who may have information about what happened
to her.
Henrickson vanished early in the
morning of June 20, 2009, after going to a house party on
Bowen Island, B.C. To date, there have been no arrests
linked to her case.
When asked why there is a sudden
interest in finding new information, Sgt. Jennifer Pound of
the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team told CTV News,
"We sometimes know that people have information that they
think may be too small, but in cases such as this, there's
no information too small."
The posters will be handed out in
more than 100 locations, including throughout the Sea-to-Sky
corridor, on BC Ferries and on Bowen Island. They show
Henrickson's image as well as provide contact details for
people to use if they know something about her
disappearance.
"She's been gone for two years
now. It wasn't in her character to stay away from home or to
not contact her family," Pound added.
Henrickson, who was 17-years-old
when she went missing, was last seen by her ex-boyfriend
Gavin Arnott. At the time, Arnott was under a restraining
order because he had assaulted her.
Arnott was interviewed by police
and considered a person of interest as recently as May, but
Pound would not confirm whether he remains a person of
interest.
Despite an exhaustive search,
investigators have found no sign of Henrickson. They believe
she was killed on Bowen Island, but insist they aren't
giving up.
"It's not a cold case," Pound
said.
Pound wants to remind the public
that no tip is too small or insignificant, and that all
calls to Crimestoppers remain anonymous. The Crimestoppers
phone number is 1-800-222-8477.
With a report from CTV British
Columbia's Penny Daflos
IHIT investigators take over case of
missing Squamish teen Jodi Henrickson
By Ian Austin, The
ProvinceFebruary 23, 2011
On what would have been Jodi Henrickson’s 19th birthday, the
Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is preparing
investigators to renew the search on Bowen Island for the
missing Squamish teen.
Cpl. Dale Carr told The Province that
his team will visit the island convinced that someone knows
the answer to why the 17-year-old went missing after she
attended a house party.
“Somebody out there is holding back,”
Carr said of the young woman who was last seen between 6 and
7 a.m. on June 20th, 2009.
“It’s been two years.
“Think of if this was your daughter —
wouldn’t you want that information forwarded to police?”
The IHIT team has conducted a review of
the investigation so far — young Jodi’s disappearance is
considered suspicious and foul play is suspected. Now the
specialized homicide teen will visit the island, with an eye
to re-interview some of the main players and cast a wider
net with the hope of solving the disturbing case.
“We feel that there’s somebody on the
island who has information who has not come forward,” said
Carr. “It would have been her 19th birthday today.
“We’re letting the Bowen Island and
Squamish communities know that IHIT is now taking the lead
on the investigation.
“We’re preparing to visit Bowen
Island.”
Jodi’s brother, Rob James Henrickson,
said he hopes not another birthday goes by without some form
of closure for the family.
“It’s the second birthday gone by, and
we still don’t know anything,” said the brother. “This case
isn’t going to solve itself.
“Even if it’s the smallest piece of
information, that may be what’s needed.
“It wasn’t that easy to fall asleep
last night.
“It’s hard to imagine what our family’s
had to go through.
“If no one comes forward, our family’s
going to be in this same place forever.”
Anyone with information is asked to
call the IHIT tip line at 1-877-551-IHIT or anonymously to
CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
iaustin@theprovince.com
By: ctvbc.ca
Date: Sunday Jun. 20, 2010 6:06 PM PT
One year after Squamish, B.C., teenager Jodi Henrickson
disappeared, her family is pleading to anyone with
information to come forward and help them find closure.
Henrickson vanished in the early morning hours of June 20,
2009 after leaving a house party on Bowen Island. Search and
rescue crews scoured the area, but found no sign of the
17-year-old.
The agony of not knowing where Henrickson is, and whether or
not she is alive, has taken a toll on her parents. They were
too upset to speak on Sunday, the anniversary of their
daughter's disappearance, but their 21-year-old son Rob
spoke on their behalf.
"It's just really depressing for them," he said. "It
definitely is different every time I come home. It's just
weird not to have Jodi around."
Police initially treated Henrickson's disappearance as a
missing person's case, but in March officials announced they
had classified it as a homicide.
The family is still holding out hope that Henrickson could
be alive, and they believe someone out there has information
that they haven't shared with police. Mounties agree, saying
there are some who have refused to cooperate with
authorities.
"We need somebody to come forward with something," Rob said.
"Right now we don't have any closure. Without any new
information, this isn't going to go anywhere."
Henrickson's ex-boyfriend Gavin Arnott is the last known
person to see her alive. In August, he said he and
Henrickson had been arguing the night of the party in the
middle of the road between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m.
"I guess she walked off, I walked away without looking
back," he said.
Arnott was convicted of assaulting Henrickson two weeks
before the party, and was under a court order to keep away
from her.
After Henrickson went missing, Arnott was interrogated by
police for hours, then released. An intensive search of his
father's property was conducted last July.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at
604-892-6100 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS if they
wish to remain anonymous.
With a report from CTV British Columbia's Bal Brach
Investigators believe missing Squamish teen Jodi Henrickson
is dead
By Staff Reporter, The Province March 3, 2010 6:04 PM
Jodi Henrickson, 27, went missing after leaving a house
party in June 2009.
Photograph by: Handout, Henrickson family
Police are treating the 2009 disappearance of a 17-year-old
girl on Bowen Island as a homicide.
Jodi Henrickson went missing early on June 20, between 4 and
6:30 a.m., after leaving a house party. She was on the
island for the weekend to visit friends.
Ex-boyfriend Gavin Arnott said he walked with Henrickson
along Miller Road at around 5:30 a.m. They had a tense
conversation, he said, and he walked away, leaving her on
the road.
Henrickson wasn't reported missing until June 24 by her
family, who didn't expect her home in Squamish until then.
Henrickson would have turned 18 on Feb. 23.
Sea-to-Sky Regional Police Service and the Integrated
Homicide Investigation Team have been extensively
investigating the case since Henrickson went missing, but
will renew their inquiries on Bowen Island during the next
few weeks.
Police believe that she was a victim of foul play. Although
there have been numerous tips and possible sightings of
Henrickson, all have proven to be unfounded.
Investigators don't think Jodi ran away or that she made it
off the island on her own accord. Her disappearance has been
classified as a homicide.
Anyone with information should contact the General
Investigation Section at Squamish RCMP detachment
604-892-6100. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime
Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Police are asking residents of Bowen Island to check their
rural properties and outbuildings for anything suspicious
after the disappearance of a Squamish girl who attended a
house party on the island overnight on June 19.
Jodi Hendrickson, 17, was last seen at the party between 4
and 6 a.m. on Saturday, June 20. She had told her parents
she was going camping for the weekend and would be back
Monday or Tuesday. They reported her missing on Wednesday.
RCMP and North Shore Search and Rescue have been searching
the island since then.
Jodi hasn't had any contact with friends or family, which
they say is out of character for her. She is described as a
Caucasian female with long dark brown hair, a small build,
approximately 5-foot-3. She was last seen wearing a black
leather jacket, black long sleeve shirt and blue jeans, as
in the accompanying photo.
Anyone who was at that party who has not been in contact
with police should contact them at 604-787-1851. A tip line
is available by calling 1-604-947-0516, or Crime Stoppers
anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Public assistance requested to locate missing female
File # 2009 -4004 2009-06-25 13:32 PDT
Sea to Sky Regional Police Services are asking for
assistance in locating missing seventeen year old female
Squamish, B.C. - Jody HENRIKSON last had contact with her
family and friends on Friday June 19th, 2009 and advised
that she was heading camping for the weekend and would be
returning home on Monday or Tuesday at the lastest. Jody was
reported missing to Squamish Detachment by her family on the
evening of Wednesday June 24th, 2009.
Police have determined that HENRIKSON attended to a house
party on Bowen Island and was last seen between 6 - 7 AM on
Saturday June 20th, Jody has not contacted any or her family
or friends and this behaviour is totally out of character
for her. Jody is described as being ;
17year old Caucasian female, long dark brown hair, small
build, approximatley 5'3". Jody was last seen wearing a
black leather jacket, black long sleeve shirt, and blue
jeans. (as depicted in these photos)
Squamish RCMP are asking anyone with information on Jody's
whereabouts, knows were she may be or anyone who was in
contact with Jody on Bowen Island who has not spoken with
police to contact them at Squamish Detachment 604-892-6100.
Squamish RCMP are asking anyone with information on Jody's
whereabouts, knows were she may be or anyone who was in
contact with Jody on Bowen Island who has not spoken with
police to contact them at Squamish Detachment 604-892-6100.
Pitt Meadows, B.C. - Ridge Meadows RCMP are continuing their
search for now 34 year old Martin Howard Balfour. Balfour
was reported missing to the police on December 30, 2001, two
days after he was last seen by his room mate. He was living
in an apartment in the 12000 block of Harris Road, and he
left his home sometime before 9:00 a.m. December 28, 2001.
His car, a blue 1983 Toyota Supra, was found parked by
police on December 31st, 2001, but there has not been any
sign of Balfour.
Many people have been interviewed by police since his
mysterious disappearance. Police are requesting that anyone,
who has not already spoken with police, who has any
information to call Constable Aaron Hoggan, Ridge Meadows
RCMP General Investigations at PH# 604 463-6251, or if you
wish to remain anonymous call CRIME STOPPERS at 1 800
222-8477 or leave a TIP online at www.bccrimestoppers.com.
Crime Stoppers will pay a reward of up to $2000.00 if your
information leads to an arrest and conviction. Ridge Meadows BC
Ronald William Carlow was last seen leaving his Yaletown
apartment in the 1200-block of Homer Street near Drake on
June 20, 2007
Photograph by: .., Vancouver police handout
VANCOUVER — The family of a Vancouver man missing for two
years is pleading for information in his suspicious
disappearance.
Ronald William Carlow was last seen leaving his Yaletown
apartment in the 1200-block of Homer Street near Drake on
June 20, 2007, Vancouver police said Thursday. He was 38.
Carlow, a contracted Greyhound courier, was caught by his
building's video surveillance leaving his building at 5:51
p.m.
His bank accounts have remained untouched since he went
missing.
Investigators discovered that Carlow met with people
involved in the drug trade shortly after he left his
apartment, Detective Ron Symes of the VPD Homicide Squad
said Thursday in a written statement. He has not been seen
since and both the family and investigators believe that he
has been the victim of a probable murder, Symes added.
At the time, Carlow was on leave from work following hip
replacement surgery.
Carlow is described as white, standing 5-11 and weighing 230
pounds. He has a muscular build, light brown hair and green
eyes. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, brown and
green camouflage shorts and brown flip-flops.
Carlow also has a distinctive tattoo of a ring of hockey
sticks around his left bicep.
A reward for $10,000 has been renewed for another year for
information leading to the arrest and conviction of the
person or persons responsible in the case, police said.
Carlow’s sister Lorette released the following statement:
“Losing someone you love is always difficult and painful.
Not being able to bring them home and bury them is
unimaginable. Not a day goes by where you are not wondering
where he is and if only you could find him. The phone rings
and you pray that somebody stumbled upon him and this will
be the day and it never is.
“Two years ago, Ron, a loving son, brother, boyfriend, uncle
and friend, walked out of his door never to be seen or heard
from again. It was a busy street in Yaletown at 5:45 p.m. —
somebody saw something. Ron deserves to be buried and put to
rest and we deserve some peace and closure.
“If anybody knows anything or saw Ron on the day of his
disappearance, please come forward. One day it could be you
standing here and your family member gone. Do the right
thing and let us finally put Ron where he belongs.
“We do not believe that Ron is alive and we do believe he
was murdered and covering up or not coming forward with info
makes you as bad as they are. Please, we are begging, call
Crime Stoppers with any information of Ron or any other
missing person.
Anyone with information can call the VPD Major Crime Section
at 604-717-2500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
The family of a 38-year-old Vancouver man missing for two
weeks are pleading for information in his suspicious
disappearance.
Ronald William Carlow was last seen leaving his Yaletown
apartment in the 1200-block of Homer Street near Drake on
June 20.
"We haven't heard anything and we're extremely worried,"
Carlow's girlfriend Tina Saxton pleaded during a media
briefing at Vancouver police headquarters today.
Saxton, a petite brown-haired young woman, had to pause a
few times as her eyes filled up with tears when she
described the last time she saw Carlow, a contracted
Greyhound courier.
The building's video surveillance captured images of Carlow
leaving his building around 5:30 p.m. in shorts, a T-shirt
and flip-flops.
"His disappearance is suspicious because he wasn't dressed
for a journey," Const. Tim Fanning said. "We've been working
around the clock and following up any leads but we have no
trace of where he might be."
Fanning added Carlow's bank accounts have remained untouched
since he went missing.
Loretta Copley, 40, said this is uncharacteristic of her
brother, who has no history with mental illness.
"We need somebody to come forward with something," she said.
At the time, Carlow was on leave from work following hip
replacement surgery, she said.
Police said during their investigation they've discovered a
number of Carlow's acquaintances who were not known to the
family or his girlfriend.
Investigators are remaining tight-lipped about who these
people are.
Carlow is described as white, standing 5-11 and weighing 230
pounds. He has a muscular build, light brown hair and green
eyes.
He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, brown and green
camouflage shorts and brown flip-flops.
Carlow also has a distinctive tattoo of a ring of hockey
sticks around his left bicep.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers
at 1-800-222-TIPS.
The Burnaby RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in
locating Siya (Sylvia) Wei.
Sylvia left her Burnaby home on July 9th, 2009 at around
1100am and has not been heard from since. She is a visiting
student from China and her friends are concerned for her
well being. She is described as a 29 year old Asian female
with long black hair, brown eyes and wears glasses. She is
around 160cm tall and weighs 46kg.
If anyone has seen Siya (Sylvia) Wei or has information
about her whereabouts please contact the Burnaby RCMP at
(604)294-7922
Family and friends are still
seeking answers to the whereabouts of Yashpal
Mehay, the missing forty-three
year old husband and father of two from Surrey.
On July 14th, 2009 Mr. Mehay
disappeared after departing for Clinton BC where he co-owns
a business and traveled frequently to every week. The last
family member to see Yashpal Mehay was his son, who assisted
Mr. Mehay with loading up his vehicle, a grey 2004 Mazda MPV
bearing British Columbia licence plate 494KVK. At that time,
Yashpal Mehay was wearing a green and white American Eagle
long sleeve polo shirt and brown pants.
Yashpal Mehay was not known to
drink, smoke, gamble, or use drugs. Mr. Mehay was the head
of a Buddhist Community Group and was characterized as being
quiet, peaceful, and happy. Mr. Mehay was not known to have
any health or mental health issues at the time of his
disappearance. He was not known to have any enemies,
conflicts, or issues with anyone. There is also no
indication that there were any financial issues with respect
to Yashpal Mehay and his brother-in-law’s business.
The Surrey RCMP’s investigation
revealed that on July 14, 2009 at 2:43pm, Yashpal Mehay made
a purchase at the Costco in Abbotsford, BC and shortly
thereafter purchased fuel at the same Costco.
Video showed that Yashpal Mehay was wearing the same
clothing described by his son. A short time later, Yashpal
Mehay made a purchase at the Staples in Chilliwack, BC.
There have not been any further confirmed sightings of
Yashpal Mehay after this. There have also been no further
credit card or banking transactions after the one at
Staples.
Aerial searches, highway patrols,
search and rescue, sonar searches, underwater recovery unit
teams, rafting companies, railway police and workers, auto
wreckers, ICBC checks, and police files in the area were all
consulted and reviewed in the Surrey RCMP’s search.
Family and friends of Yashpal
Mehay have also offered a reward for any information leading
to his whereabouts and put up posters and walked the highway
between Abbotsford and Clinton. Numerous potential sightings
of Yashpal Mehay’s vehicle have been reported and followed
up but nothing of investigative value was obtained.
Yashpal Mehay is described as a
forty-one year old South Asian male, approximately
5"7-5"8', 180-185 lbs, with short black hair, brown eyes,
and a black moustache. Anyone with any information as to his
whereabouts are asked to call the Surrey RCMP’s Missing
Person Unit at 604-599-0502
On July 14- 2009, Yashal left his Surrey house to
attend his business in Clinton BC „just north of Cash creek
which is about 3and half hour drive from Surrey. On the way
he purchased inventory for his business from Abbotsford
Costco store at around 200pm and thereafter he drove north
and stopped briefly at Sardis(chilliwalk)
Staples, and it was about 2:45Pm. And this was his last
known stop as per Video surveillance we had seen. These
stops were routinely done by him as per his business needs
for inventory. And he never arrived at his Petro Canada Gas
station in Clinton BC as expected.... We have not seen him
or heard from him since . Nor the vehicle , 2002 Mazda MPV,
Silver Gray with licence plate #494-kvk that he was driving
on July 14th
,2009 been found.
Upon, learning the
Yashpal have not arrived at his business, we, the family and
friends started the search and we continued till the fall of
2009 and found nothing. We searched every route towards
Clinton and found no sign of yashpal nor the van he was
driving.
Yash pal is very hard
working, compassionate, loving and caring husband and a
father to two sons. We have no reason to believe that he
would leave his family and friends. The whole family is very
devastated . Especially Meetu His wife, my sister, and his
two sons, Barjesh and Bobby .They miss him so much and
it is becoming tougher and tougher for us all. Life have
come to a stand still for everyone and we have no answers
and no direction to lead.
And therefore we request the public
for its assistance in finding yashpal and it is our begging
appeal to them again, please assist us finding him. If u
have seen ,or remember seeing anything please report. It
would mean a lot to us and your assistance in this matter
will not he forgotten and we will reward u and love u
,worship u rest of our life .and please look around and
report THANK YOU
Family pleads for information
Yashpal Mehay disappeared
without a trace en route to Clinton on July 14, 2009
By Tom Zytaruk, Surrey Now July
21, 2011
"Dad, if you're out there, please
come back."
So pleaded Barjesh Mehay, a
14-year-old Whalley boy whose dad, Yashpal Mehay, has been
missing two years now. His 12-year-old brother, Bobby,
couldn't find his words, upset as he was.
Their mom, Meetu, stared at the
floor as her eyes filled with tears.
Yashpal Mehay's disappearance on
July 14, 2009 continues to mystify his family and frustrate
Surrey RCMP investigators. His loved ones have renewed their
campaign for answers by offering a $35,000 reward to anyone
who provides information that solves the mystery.
Mehay, who'd now be 42, went
missing while en route to Clinton, where he co-owned a Petro
Canada gas station.
Clinton is a small village along
Highway 97, midway between Vancouver and Prince George. It's
about three hours from Surrey.
Mehay was driving his 2004 grey
Mazda MPV, B.C. licence plate number 494KVK.
He was last seen at a Staples
store in Chilliwack, buying some supplies for the gas
station on the afternoon he'd left for his trip. It was his
last transaction on record.
In the days and months that
followed, his family and police combed the route he was
expected to travel, checking every back road, campsite and
pullout along the way. His family hired a private
investigator, a plane to do aerial searches, and offered a
$15,000 reward, increasing it to $25,000, and now $35,000.
"Every time we come back to
zero," his brother-in-law Bhagwant Sandi lamented. "It's
becoming tougher and tougher for all of us."
Same goes for the police, who
have also conducted aerial and highway patrols, had search
and rescue teams on the case, searched all bodies of water
by sonar and with dive teams, consulted rafting companies,
railway police, railway workers and auto wreckers, and
conducted ICBC checks.
Mehay had no known vices or
enemies. He was not inclined to pick up hitchhikers and
didn't have any known health problems. His finances were
fine. He doted on his wife and sons and was considered to be
a quiet, peaceful and happy man. He was also the head of a
Buddhist community group and sometimes wrote letters to the
Editor of the Now.
Kalwant Sandi, Bhagwant's
brother, says Mehay was not the type of man who would walk
out on his family to start a new life. Neither does he think
someone killed him. Nor do police.
"There's no indication of any
criminality here at all," Cpl. Drew Grainger said. "There's
no tangible reason as to why Mr. Mehay is missing. It's an
absolute mystery."
Anyone with information that
could shed light on this mystery is asked to contact the
Surrey RCMP's missing persons unit at 604-599-0502.
tzytaruk@thenownewspaper.com
Surrey - UPDATE - Mehay Missing Person
File # 2009-86044 2009-08-06 14:55 PDT
Mr. Mehay departed Surrey on the 14th of July and while
enroute to Clinton, he subsequently failed to arrive at a
family business. Since the initial investigation, the
Missing Persons Unit of the Surrey Detachment has determined
that Mr. Mehay stopped at two stores in the Fraser Valley;
the Costco in Abbotsford and later at roughly 3:15 pm, the
Staples in Sardis.
Investigators are releasing images captured by security
cameras at the Staples location. Mr. Mehay can clearly be
seen wearing a bright green colored striped shirt with a
pair of brown pants and brown belt.
Police are also seeking to find a 2004 Mazda MPV, grey in
color bearing BC license plates 494KVK.
In speaking family members, they have now increased the
amount of the reward being offered for any information which
will lead to the whereabouts of this individual. The reward
has been generously increased from $10,000 to $25,000.00
Anyone with any information is asked to call the Surrey RCMP
Detachment Missing Persons Unit at 604 599-0502 Sgt R Morrow Media Relations
Surrey - Mehay - Missing Person
File # 2009-86044 2009-07-17 14:46 PDT
RCMP in Surrey are seeking public assistance in locating a
missing forty year old South Asian man, Yashpal Mehay.
Mr. Mehay was last seen by his family on Tuesday the 14th of
July prior to his departing for Clinton, B.C. Mehay is the
co-owner of a business in Clinton (north of Cache Creek) and
travels to this interior town every other week. Mr. Mehay
was last seen at the Costco in Abbotsford at 2:50 pm on the
14th, however he has failed to arrive at his destination and
there has been no communications with his family.
Surrey RCMP with the aid of detachments along the traveled
route, the Ministry of Transportation, CP Rail & the RCMP
helicopter are conducting a search in hopes of locating this
individual or his vehicle.
Unlike many of the over 2,000 missing persons reported to
the Surrey Detachment in a given one year period, Mr. Mehay
is not reported to have any drug nor alcohol addictions nor
has he beenreported missing in the past.
The vehicle Mr. Mehay should be operating is a 2004 Mazda
MPV, grey in color bearing BC license plates 494KVK.
Anyone with any information as to the whereabouts of Mr.
Mehay are asked to call the Surrey RCMP Detachment at (604)
599-0502
Surrey - Mehay - Missing Person
File # 2009-86044 2009-07-17 14:46 PDT
RCMP in Surrey are seeking public assistance in locating a
missing forty year old South Asian man, Yashpal Mehay.
Mr. Mehay was last seen by his family on Tuesday the 14th of
July prior to his departing for Clinton, B.C. Mehay is the
co-owner of a business in Clinton (north of Cache Creek) and
travels to this interior town every other week. Mr. Mehay
was last seen at the Costco in Abbotsford at 2:50 pm on the
14th, however he has failed to arrive at his destination and
there has been no communications with his family.
Surrey RCMP with the aid of detachments along the traveled
route, the Ministry of Transportation, CP Rail & the RCMP
helicopter are conducting a search in hopes of locating this
individual or his vehicle.
Unlike many of the over 2,000 missing persons reported to
the Surrey Detachment in a given one year period, Mr. Mehay
is not reported to have any drug nor alcohol addictions nor
has he beenreported missing in the past.
The vehicle Mr. Mehay should be operating is a 2004 Mazda
MPV, grey in color bearing BC license plates 494KVK.
Anyone with any information as to the whereabouts of Mr.
Mehay are asked to call the Surrey RCMP Detachment at (604)
599-7776
Wesley Craig Foulds Abbotsford Police release new
information on two-year-old missing person case
This 2007 Dodge Ram pickup was
driven by Wesley Foulds of Abbotsford on the day he went
missing in March 2009, and had blue plastic covering a
broken tail-light
By Vikki Hopes -
Abbotsford News
Published: March 04, 2011 10:00 AM
Updated: March 04, 2011 10:48 AM
Abbotsford Police are hoping new
information will help them solve a two-year-old missing
person case.
Const. Ian MacDonald said a new witness
has indicated that she believed she saw Wesley Craig Foulds,
53, driving his 2007 Dodge Ram pickup truck west along
Lougheed Highway with someone in the passenger seat on the
day he went missing.
MacDonald said the witness passed a red
truck going in the opposite direction, and something about
the behaviour or appearance of the driver and passenger
caught her eye. But she didn't come forward until police
issued further appeals for help.
"Her comments were that she didn't feel
that what she saw was terribly important ... but we (police)
can be the judge of what's important," MacDonald said.
Foulds left his Abbotsford home – near
the McCallum Road exit – for an 11:30 a.m. doctor's
appointment in Burnaby on March 4, 2009.
His common-law wife, Shelby Bernard,
reported him missing that night, after Foulds failed to show
up for his job as a health-care provider in the Whonnock
area, west of Mission.
A Plea from Wes' wife I am desperate to find any information
about my husband and feel that people might be more at ease
calling or email me as I will give total anonymity. Please contact me at
shelbybernard@hotmail.com or phone @ 604-557-2011 Mission Mounties search for missing
man Mission Mounties are asking for the
public's help in locating 51-year-old Wesley Craig Foulds
who was reported missing when he didn't show up for work in
Maple Ridge on Wednesday, Mar. 4. Police found Foulds' red Dodge Ram
pick-up truck in the parking lot at the Hayward Recreation
Site the next day. B.C. Hydro staff reported the vehicle had
been parked there overnight. Police dog services, Air One, and
Mission Search and Rescue combed the area where his truck
was located, but did not find the missing man. Foulds is described as Caucasian,
about 5'8" tall and weighing 250 pounds. He has brown hair
and was last seen wearing a pair of black skater style
running shoes, black sweat pants and a two tone grey and
black sweatshirt. Anyone who may have seen Foulds, or
knows his whereabouts, is asked to contact Mission RCMP at
604-826-7161 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Cody Willier Written by Frank Peebles Citizen staff Monday, 08 June 2009 Police looking for missing Cody Willier Police looking for
missing Cody Willier Police are asking Cody Matthew Willier, 14, to check in with
them, or for anyone in the public who knows of his
whereabouts to let the RCMP know as soon as possible. Willier has been missing since May 14, although there have
been unconfirmed sightings of him in the area of College
Heights and at Malaspina school. Willier is a Caucasian male, 5-foot-7, 130 pounds, brown
hair, brown eyes, with a slender build. He was last seen
wearing a white and grey striped hoodie, tattered blue jeans
with T-Pac and Makevelli icons, and Duff shoes that were
baby blue and white. Willier or anyone with any information is asked to call
250-561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at
1-800-222-TIPS /www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca.
Father: son's disappearance could be related to others
By James Keller, THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Bryan Braumberger left a friend's house on
an ordinary Thursday night in the spring of 2007, heading
for his home in Burnaby, B.C., on his way to the warehouse
where he worked.
The 18-year-old never made it home, and there has been no
trace of Braumberger since his car was found abandoned with
the lights on in a New Westminster parking the next day,
June 1.
Braumberger was among the first in a string of young men to
vanish from B.C.'s Lower Mainland over the past two years,
and his father Ron, preparing to mark the anniversary of his
son's disappearance, says police and the public need to
consider the possibility the disappearances are related.
"There was an awful lot of young people that went missing
around that time," says Ron Braumberger.
"I don't know if it's connected or what. Look how long it
took them to connect the missing women down in (Vancouver's
Downtown) Eastside. So who knows?"
There have been more than a dozen cases of young men in
their late teens, 20s or early 30s disappearing in the
region since 2007.
Often, the police have had little information to go on,
sending news releases out on important anniversaries to
renew pleas for information.
Several of the cases have been handed over to the RCMP's
integrated homicide unit, which investigators say only means
the disappearances are suspicious, not that they believe any
of the men are dead.
There are some where police have speculated there could be
nefarious reasons for the disappearances. For example, when
31-year-old Ronak Manji Wagad vanished from Vancouver in
February of this year, police were quick to say he "may have
been the victim of foul play," although they didn't
elaborate.
Police have suggested others are more innocent, like the
case of John Kahler of Surrey, who was missing for nearly a
year before his body was found on the banks of a lake in
Mission.
The 20-year-old disappeared in November 2007 while attending
an off-road trucking event. When his body was found in
October 2008, police said there was no evidence of foul
play.
But most have left police and families without any
explanation, leaving worried parents to publicly ask for
help and offer rewards.
In one case, a man's family travelled from India to make
that pitch in person.
Sahil Sharma, 20, who was living in Surrey studying as an
international student at Kwantlen University, left campus
after classes had finished on Nov. 13, 2008, and vanished.
His parents travelled from India to meet with investigators
and talk to reporters as they tried to get the word out.
He is still missing.
The police have shied away from suggesting any of the cases
are connected, but an RCMP spokeswoman said investigators
would likely be considering the possibility.
"One thing that we do automatically is look for any links
with any kinds of files," says Cpl. Jane Baptista of Burnaby
RCMP, which had its own case last year. "If we notice
something in common, we'll definitely investigate those
things."
In Burnaby, 25-year-old Asim Chaudhry disappeared in July
2007 on his way to study at Simon Fraser University.
Braumberger says like many other cases, the investigation
into his son's death is stalled.
The police appear to have no clues, he says, which is why he
is trying to keep his son's story alive in the short
attention span of the media and the public.
"For the first three months they (police) were following
every clue they could, doing everything they could. Well,
they've exhausted all that and it's come to the point where
they're at a brick wall," he says.
"I'm trying to get the word out to everybody because a lot
of people, their lives have gone on. If you see something on
the news one day, it's not news the next day."
In the meantime, Braumberger and his wife have little else
they can do but wait and keep putting up posters with their
son's face.
That's what they'll be doing as his disappearance passes the
two-year mark.
"It's been a living hell," he says.
"Nothing's changed for me in two years, and I'm in the exact
same place I was the day my son went missing. My life is
like living in the Twilight Zone."
The RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating an
18-year-old Burnaby resident.
Brian Braumberger
was last seen early Thursday by a friend who spoke to him in
a New Westminster church parking lot on 8th Avenue.
Braumberger drove away after saying he had to work in the
morning and was going home.
The next day, police found his vehicle abandoned in a
parking lot in the 7500 block of Cumberland. It was towed
and a message left for Braumberger at his parents' home.
They later called police and said their son had never made
it to work on Friday and it was not like him to leave his
vehicle unattended.
Braumberger is white, clean shaven, with brown hair
and blue/grey eyes. He stands about six feet and weighs 185
pounds.
He was last seen Friday June 1, 2007 wearing a black
T-shirt, shorts and white Adidas runners with no laces.
Please contact the Integrated Homicide Investigative Team @
1-877-543-9217;
or if you have any information, please contact the Burnaby
RCMP at 604-294-7922, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477
Tuesday June 9, 2009 marks three years since a local Fort
St. John woman and mother of five was reported missing. At
the time of her disappearance, Shirley Lee CLETHEROE was 45
year old.
The Fort St. John RCMP launched into an investigation upon
be alerted of Shirley's disappearance on June 17, 2006.
Police were told that Shirley had not shown up for work and
had not been seen or spoken to by friends or family which
was out of character for Shirley. Police worked to establish
a time line and determined that June 9, 2006 was the last
time Shirley was last seen by friends and family.
The Fort St. John RCMP are continuing to investigate the
disappearance of Shirley CLETHEROE and follow up on
information and leads received from members of the public.
At this time the RCMP have not ruled out that foul play may
have been a factor in Shirley's disappearance, however at
this time the file remains as a missing person case.
The family of Shirley CLETHEROE have had a very difficult
and trying three years. They wish to express that they love
and miss Shirley very much and that there isn't a moment
that goes by that they don't think about and miss her. A
family spokesperson stated the following:
“Most of all we would like to find Shirley and bring her
home. Words cannot express the loss we feel as a family. If
you have any information about what happened to Shirley or
know where she might be, we urge you to come forward.”
The Fort St. John RCMP have exhausted numerous means of
investigation and would like to strongly urge anyone with
any information in relation to the disappearance of Shirley
CLETHEROE to come forward.
At the time of her disappearance Shirley CLETHEROE was 45
years old and described as an aboriginal woman with long
dark hair, 5 feet 3 inches tall weighing 120 pounds, had a
small scar on the left side of her mouth and usually wore
glasses
News Video by LINDSAY WARNER TV NEWS ANCHOR/ SUPERVISOR CJDC-TV 901-102ND AVE DAWSON CREEK, BC
A Friend wrote
Shirley was one to stand up for herself and wouldn’t back
down from anyone wanting to harm her as my brother told me.
The last time I had a chance to see her was last year at my
mom’s funeral, July 18, 2005. I know her husband and
children and grandchildren miss her very much.
I am not sure she has passed on but I went to search for her
nevertheless. I was glad that I didn’t find anything
and I am hoping that she will come home soon.
Beverly Walker – A friend.
SHIRLEY CLETHEROE
Date of Birth: February 28, 1961
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Height: 160cm
Weight: 55kg.
Distinguishing Marks: SCAR CHEEK SCAR ON LEFT SIDE OF MOUTH.
SHIRLEY LEE CLETHEROE WAS LAST SEEN ON JUNE 9, 2006 IN THE
FORT ST. JOHN AREA AND HAS HAD NO CONTACT WITH HER FRIENDS
OR FAMILY SINCE THAT DATE.
IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION REGARDING SHIRLEY CLETHEROE, OR KNOW
OF HIS/HER WHEREABOUTS,
Langley - Police Seek Assistance in Locating Missing Female
File #2009-9152 2009-04-01 16:11 PDT
Langley:
Langley RCMP is seeking assistance in locating a missing 33
year old female. Heather PELLERIN is 5'7" tall, 148 pound,
blonde hair and brown eyes.
If you know the whereabouts of PELLERIN please call the
Langley RCMP at 604-532-3200.
Published: July 10, 2009 4:00 PM
Updated: July 10, 2009 4:22 PM
RCMP Cpl. Dale Carr is hanging posters of missing Abbotsford
mom Candace Shpeley outside the PriceSmart grocery store,
one of three Chilliwack locations where she was reportedly
seen in recent weeks.
A young man on a bicycle rides up, and says, “I know her, I
went to high school with her.”
Carr stops what he’s doing, turns his full attention to the
young man, his police “radar” almost visibly kicking in.
“If you see her, call 911,” Carr tells the young man. “Make
sure it’s her first, then call 911.”
Police initially feared Shpeley, 23, had met with foul play.
But after the sightings posted on a Facebook memorial page,
police began operating on the theory she is being held
against her will.
More than two years ago Shpeley simply vanished, without a
word to her three children, without a phone call to her
family or friends, without withdrawing a dime from her bank
account.
Gone, without a trace.
Until the Facebook sightings, which sparked a wave of
renewed publicity - and hope.
Hope isn’t something that 39-year-old Kelly Wardrobe, who
calls Shpeley “my adopted little sister,” chooses to rely
on.
She tells The Progress that she’s a “realist,” a graduate of
the school of hard knocks, a former city youth worker
familiar with “high risk” kids and the street life.
Shpeley was a “struggling single mom” with three children
when she moved in next door in 2005, but Wardrobe says the
two women hit it off, despite their age difference.
Like any 21-year old, Shpeley needed “steering” sometimes,
Wardrobe says, and the two would “hit the bench”
periodically for a good long talk.
Wardrobe says while she tends to see the “darker side of
everything,” Shpeley would “always try to be optimistic.”
“She always tried to be upbeat, joyful. She always made me
laugh. She made me laugh a lot.”
To “pigeon-hole” Shpeley as a depressed woman who just got
tired of it all and abandoned her kids, or decided to lose
herself completely to drugs, just isn’t in her character,
she says.
But after Shpeley moved to Abbotsford in 2007, starting up a
relationship with an older man, something changed.
“She was feeling good about herself. She seemed quite high
on life, very happy with everything she had,” Wardrobe says.
“But I had some deep concerns with some changes I noticed.”
The new male friend didn’t want to meet Wardrobe, which
raised “red flags” in her mind.
On the afternoon before Shpeley disappeared, the two “hit
the bench” one last time, and Wardrobe sensed her young
friend “wanted to say something, but she couldn’t,” no
matter how much she probed. After years of sharing secrets,
now, suddenly, walls were going up.
The next day, Shpeley was gone. She was last seen on March
30, 2007 in Surrey. The green 1995 Pontiac Grand Am she took
such pride in was found mud-splattered and abandoned more
than a week later on April 11 in Vancouver.
Despite her promise to Wardrobe that she would return the
next day, “she just vanished.”
“Everything within my being tells me Candace has become the
victim of foul play, that she is no longer with us, as we
want her to be,” she says. “But we still need her back,
regardless.”
“Somebody out there knows something, whether they’re
directly or indirectly involved, somebody knows something,”
she says.
Anyone with information should call the tip line
1-877-551-IHIT. Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers
at 1-800-222-TIPS.
“Whoever you are, it’s not my place to judge you, or condemn
you for anything that may have taken place, but please ...
let us know where to locate her, restore dignity,
self-respect and honour to your own spirit.”
Sightings of missing woman add to mystery
'Nothing about this case makes sense,' father says
Natalie Alcoba, National Post
Published: Friday, July 10, 2009
Barry Shpeley puts up a missing-person poster in Vancouver
this week. Shpeley's then-23-year-old daughter Candace
disappeared on April 1, 2007.
A measure of hope, but also skepticism, has been raised in
the case of a young missing mother of three, after people
reported seeing her in the same B. C. city where her parents
and children live.
Barry Shpeley wants to believe that the unconfirmed
sightings of his daughter Candace Shpeley are true.
He has been driving around with a missing-person poster
stuck to the back of his Shaw Communications service truck,
while helping raise his granddaughters in the two years
since their mother vanished.
But when he read about the reported sightings in Chilliwack,
B. C., where he lives, on the social networking website
Facebook, he was immediately suspicious.
"Nothing about this case makes sense," he said in an
interview this week. "A week before she went missing [a
friend] makes a comment that she came by and was so happy
about her new place in Abbotsford, showing pictures of her
kids. Does that sound like a woman planning to take off?"
He fears the worst: that his daughter is dead or that the
sightings are true but that "she's being held captive or
coerced not to talk to her family."
Police share that fear and are trying to track down the
people who reported the sightings online.
"We' re open minded enough that we think, 'Well, we thought
she met with foul play, but maybe she chose to stay away on
purpose, or maybe she's being held unwillingly, against her
will.' These are just theories we've tossed up," Corporal
Dale Carr, with the RCMP's Integrated Homicide Investigation
Team (IHIT), said in an interview this week.
Candace Shpeley was 23 years old when she disappeared on
April 1, 2007.
She was a single mother of two girls and a boy who she
"fought tooth and nail for," her father said. She was also
unemployed and living on social assistance, which Mr.
Shpeley said has made her "easy pickings" for people who
alleged after her disappearance that she was into a drug
scene.
"It's all hearsay. Nobody realizes my daughter is a
bighearted, kind person who was big in volunteering. I've
got all sorts of certificates that say [that]," he said. "I
just want people to be aware of the fact that she's missing
and it's way out of her character."
The green Pontiac Grand Am she had just bought was found
abandoned on a residential Vancouver street 10 days after
she disappeared. Little else was discovered. Abbotsford
police focused their search in the Surrey area because she
had often spent time there.
The case was eventually transferred to IHIT, which covers
most of the Lower Mainland, but their leads never amounted
to any substantial progress in the case, said Cpl. Carr.
The reports on Facebook, first seen by her father, who
reported them to police, are being taken seriously by
investigators, and a press conference this week at the spot
where Ms. Shpeley's car was found renewed the call for
public help.
She was apparently seen in a grocery store, a Walmart and a
suspected "crack shack" in Chilliwack.
One person reported seeing her getting into a green truck.
Cpl. Carr urged anyone who knew anything to skip Facebook
and come directly to police with information.
Cpl. Carr explains the theory that she is being held against
her will because it's unlikely that a mother of three would
abandon her children and Mr. Shpeley agrees, although he
says "anything is possible."
"Maybe she got tired of being a single mother," he said
softly, but it does not sound as though he believes it.
"Just because somebody is out there saying that they seen
her, doesn't mean it's her. You wouldn't hide out in a town
where your parents live, where you went school, where
everybody knows you."
In the meantime, Mr. Shpeley continues pressing for a
conclusion, whatever it may be.
He runs a website in his daughter's name, updating it with
media reports, and is raising her two daughters, ages 7 and
8, with his wife. Her son, 5, is living with his father.
They "know mommy is missing. We all know mommy is missing,
we just don't know where mommy is."
"I've been doing everything I can to find her. That's how I
deal with it."
Abbotsford police and IHIT suspect a mother of three who has
been missing since 2007 may be alive and held against her
will.
In April 2007, Candace Amanda Shpeley, 23 at the time, was
reported missing to the Abbotsford Police Department.
She was last seen on March 30, 2007, in Surrey around 136th
Street and 110th Avenue.
Weeks later, on April 11, 2007, her car was found in the
Vancouver neighbourhood of East 17th Avenue and Renfrew
Street.
Police believe Candace is being held against her will or
foul play is involved in her disappearance, said RCMP Cpl.
Dale Carr.
"She is a 23-year-old mother of three. In my lifetime, it
takes a great deal of will to drag a mother away from her
three children, a great deal of will to have a mother not
respond to the family at all over a course of two years. To
us, that's out of the ordinary," Carr said.
Her children are eight, seven, and six years old.
In the last month, sightings of Candace have been reported
placing her in the Fraser Valley community of Chilliwack.
Witnesses on the Candace Amanda Shpeley Facebook group
reported seeing the mother at PriceSmart Foods, Walmart and
the downtown area of Chilliwack. One sighting reported her
getting in a green truck.
Investigators are getting in touch with users who left tips
on the Facebook site, Carr said.
Her father, Barry Shpeley, checks the group every few days
and called police once he read the tips friends left on the
page's wall.
"I find it hard to believe that my daughter would be in
Chilliwack and not come knock on my door," he said.
"Nothing makes sense. I live in Chilliwack. Would you hide
out where people know you?"
Barry said the family was "tight" and that Candace had no
reason to abandon her family.
The founder of the Facebook group, Candra Major, saw Candace
a week before she went missing.
Candace showed Major pictures of her children, and she was
ecstatic about her new home in Abbotsford. But Major was
worried about her Candace's health.
"She was quite thin, thinner than I had ever seen her. To
me, I wondered if she was doing drugs."
Major said she was friends with Candace for 12 years and
admitted they were "the bad crowd in high school."
He said he asked Candace the last time he spoke with her if
she was using drugs because she had lost weight during a
custody battle for her children.
"I asked her point-blank and she said no, that she would
take a drug test anytime I wanted," he said.
He speculated that his daughter may have wanted a break,
though.
"She's a young woman, mother of three on her own. You get a
break from that, would you want to come back? Do you know if
you'd want to come back?" he asked.
Carr said investigators have a "working theory" that she is
being held unwillingly and unable to get away from whoever
she's with.
"I'm sure somebody out there has information and they're
just choosing not to call police," he said, urging anyone
who sees Candace to call police instead of posting the
information on Facebook.
He urged his daughter, who he believes is still alive, to
log on to the site to let him know she's OK.
"Send me an e-mail. Use your favourite special name. I can't
say it, you know what I used to call you... and let me know
that you're all right. That's all I want to know," he said.
"She doesn't have to come home, but I just want to know that
she's all right. She'll always be my little baby girl," he
said.
Candace SHPELEY was last seen Saturday March 31st after
having lunch with her brother at the A&W Restaurant in
downtown Chilliwack. SHPELEY was scheduled to pick up
her three children on Sunday but failed to show and her
whereabouts is unknown. Her vehicle, a 1995 green
Pontiac Grand Am, B.C. license plate 695 KXD, is believed to
have been in Surrey late Saturday evening. Although
there is no evidence of foul play police are concerned
because SHPELEY is not known to go missing.
SHPELEY is described as a Caucasian female, 155 cm (5 foot 1
inches) and 55kg (123 lbs), Small scar beside her right eye,
Anyone with information is asked to call Abbotsford Police
at 604-859-5225. A.P.D. FILE # 2007-12534
Fourteen yr old Allanna TATCHELL was last seen in Chilliwack
on May 11, 2009. TATCHELL originally went missing on May 4,
2009 from a group home in Burnaby. She was located in
Alberta and was en route back to Burnaby on a bus when she
went missing from the Greyhound Bus Station in Chilliwack.
When the bus stopped in Chilliwack TATCHELL asked if she had
enough time to go to the washroom and then never returned to
the bus or claimed any of her belongings.
TATCHELL was the subject of a Media release in April. It is
believed TATCHELL has become involved with older youths and
illegal substances. TATCHELL has previously been located in
Vancouver and Coquitlam. Due to her age, and the length of
time she has been missing this time, the Burnaby RCMP are
asking people to be on the look out for her.
TATCHELL was last scene wearing blue jeans, a green shirt,
a black hooded sweatshirt with thin strips, and tan ankle
construction style boots. She is described as a white
female, approximately 5'4", 130lbs, and she has a scar under
her chin. She wears a Medical Alert necklace on her pant
belt loop which hangs down.
If anyone has any information on TATCHELL'S whereabouts they
are asked to contact the Burnaby RCMP at 604-294-7922.
Revelstoke - Missing Person - Sotirios (Rio) Kaviris
File #2008-3662 2009-03-20 11:01 PDT
Revelstoke, BC
- The trail of a missing Pasedena man ends in Revelstoke
according to police officials in Pasedena, California.
Thirty-one year old Sotirios (Rio) Kaviris left his
apartment on October 15, 2008, supposedly heading for Los
Angeles. He called his family on October 18th,
2008 from Revelstoke and left a cryptic message. Since
then Kaviris has not been seen or heard from. Kaviris'
financial records indicated that he made several purchases
in Revelstoke on October 17th, 2008. This is where
the trail is lost and there have been no further
transactions after Revelstoke.
Kaviris is described as 6'1" tall and weighing 175 pounds.
He has brown hair and hazel eyes. He may be driving a
2005 dark blue, four-door Hyundai Elantra, California
licence plate 5NFP506.
If anyone has seen Kaviris or his vehicle, they are asked to
contact their local RCMP Detachment or police department.
Vancouver Police are asking for the public’s assistance in
locating a missing person, who was last seen on Thursday,
March 12th at 8:00 p.m. in the area of 2400 West
King Edward in Vancouver.
Kevin Snider is 50 years old, white, 6’5” tall, 245 lbs.,
with short blonde hair and blue eyes. He walks with a
very noticeable limp.
Mr. Snider may appear disoriented and confused. Anyone
who sees him is asked to stay by his side and to call 9-1-1
immediately.
The Mission RCMP is seeking the assistance of the public to
help locate a missing woman. Anne Rose PETERS was reported
missing on October 11, 2008. PETERS is a twenty two year old
female, who is known to frequent the downtown area of
Mission.
PETERS is described as Aboriginal, approximately 5'11" tall,
slender build, brown eyes, and long brown hair.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of PETERS
is asked to call the Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161. If you
wish to remain anonymous please call Crime Stoppers at
1-800-222-8477. They are open 24/7. You do not have to give
your name, address, or your telephone number. You do not
have to testify in Court. A cash reward of up to $2000.00
will be paid for any information which leads to an arrest
and charge.
A man is missing after leaving his New Westminster home on
Tuesday morning.
Merl Joseph Cloutier, who just turned 80 years old, left at
7 a.m. and hasn't been seen since.
He may be confused and disoriented because of early onset of
dementia, according to police, who note that Cloutier often
uses public transit and may have headed to Vancouver's Main
Street area.
Cloutier is described as Caucasian with short, grey hair and
a slender build: he's about five feet nine inches tall and
weighs about 160 pounds. He also wears glasses.
He was last seen wearing a tan-coloured windbreaker with red
and yellow trim and khaki-coloured pants.
Anyone who spots Cloutier is asked to call New Westminster
police at 604-525-5411 or their local police agency.
Maple Ridge, B.C. - Ridge Meadows RCMP are asking for the
public’s help in locating 50 year old Gordon Young. Young
went missing from his Maple Ridge home nine days ago, as the
last time he was heard from was Tuesday February 24, 2009.
Young is described as a white male; 183 cm (6'01") tall;
weighing 91 kgs. (200 pounds); with shoulder length, curly
brown hair, blue eyes, and wears glasses. It is believed he
was wearing a light colored (off white, or beige) jacket and
similar colored pants, and a dark colored shirt, which
buttons up in the front. Young has a British Columbia
Driver’s License, but does not own any vehicle.
Young had expressed a feeling of depression, and everyone is
concerned for his well being. Anyone with any information on
Young’s whereabouts is asked to contact Ridge Meadows RCMP
at PH# 604 463-6251, or any other police agency where Young
may be at.
Penticton RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance in
locating Jim NEUFLED, 55 years of age of Penticton. B.C.
NEUFELD was last seen by his family on the morning of
January 21st, 2009 in Penticton. He is 5'8", 170 lbs, brown
hair, moustache and hazel eyes. He was driving a green 1997
Plymouth Grand Voyager van bearing BC Plate number 885 LAM..
Anyone with any information as to the whereabouts of NEUFELD
are asked to contact Penticton RCMP or Crime Stoppers at
1-800-222-TIPS
Police seek help locating missing man
Published: February 05, 2009 10:00 AM
Updated: February 05, 2009 4:26 PM
RCMP have recovered an abandoned van that belongs to a
missing Penticton man.
Jim Neufeld has been missing since Jan. 21, but on Tuesday
his green 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager van was found by
police.
“He is still missing, although police finally located his
van which was abandoned in Hope,” said Sgt. Rick Dellebuur,
adding that the vehicle was found on a highway headed
towards Ashcroft.
RCMP said they are waiting to hear back from another
department to see if they found any clues inside of the
vehicle.
The 55-year-old Penticton resident is described as
five-foot-eight, 170 pounds, with brown hair, moustache and
hazel eyes.
Dellebuur said Neufeld resides in Penticton with his wife
and he was last seen in the morning of Jan. 21 in the van
with B.C. plate number 885 LAM.
“We are certainly looking for any information or any help
from anybody to locate his whereabouts,” said Dellebuur.
Anyone with any information as to the whereabouts of Neufeld
are asked to contact Penticton RCMP or CrimeStoppers at
1-800-222-TIPS.
Tim was born on April 12, 1980 in Toronto. His full
name is: Timothy Bruce Ashton Faulkner Jones. He goes
by Tim and also goes by "Stretch". He's 6'7, and very
thin - no body fat - he weighed about 190-200 lbs.
He has contacts in Brandon, MB and Lethbridge, AB
The last time I saw Tim was in Maple Ridge, BC.
Full Name: Timothy (Tim) Bruce Ashton Faulkner Jones
DOB: April 12, 1980
Age: 28 (29 on Apr 12, 2009)
Height: 6"7"
Weight: approx 190 lbs
Hair Color: Light brown/blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Race: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Distinguishing Characteristics - his height, sometimes has
goatee, short hair.
Medical Conditions: ADHD
Clothing: Black cloth jacket, and gym pants, red gym
bag
AKA: Stretch
Last seen: June, 2006, Maple Ridge, BC
Areas that he may be in or revisited, Downtown East-End
Vancouver, Coquitlam, BC, Brandon, MB, Lethbridge, AB,
Toronto, ON.
I kicked him out around June, 2006 - I couldn't take the
drugs/lifestyle he brought to me - I moved him from Ontario
to live with me when my brother died in 2005 - and it is
true what they say, parents can be the last to know.
By the June 2005, I couldn't take it any more and, the final
straw was when I found out he was stealing from me.
He has contacts in Brandon, MB and Lethbridge, AB (and
environs). When I kicked him out he went (he'd started going
there) to stay in the Main and Hastings area of Vancouver.
Tim is ADHD and won't take meds for it - although sometimes
I wonder if that's why meth got into him so easily. He
was, when he was 18 (after he outgrew Ritalin) prescribed
amphetamines for his ADHD - same function as Ritalin -
opposite effects than for those who are not ADHD. I
don't know. Meth is a bad drug any way you slice it.
I was told he had started on heroin, I don't know if that's
true. He was drinking tho.
I don't know if he's alive or dead or in jail - or "well",
but I need to know. I can't stand it any more. I
haven't done this since I last saw him because I afraid I'd
find out he was dead. I was also afraid that he would come
back and harass me again, scream at me for money, which I
can't take.
Surrey RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in
locating Mr. Gurmit TAKHAR. He was last seen on December 26,
2008 in the area of 75 Avenue and 124 Street, Surrey. Mr.
TAKHAR has some health issues and with the recent weather
conditions a request is being made to the public to assist
in locating Mr. TAKHAR.
Mr. TAKHAR is described as; 62 yr old East Indian Male, with grey beard 170 cm, weighing 73 kg
Last seen wearing; - Grey turban. - Grey dress shirt. - Grey pants.
If Mr. TAKHAR is seen please contact Surrey RCMP at 604
599-0502.
If you believe you have any information regarding this case
that will be helpful in this investigation please contact: Riverside County Sheriff's Department at 951-922-7100
Classification:
Endangered Missing Adult
Date of Birth:
1960-01-25
Date Missing:
1988-10-10
From City/State:
White Water, CA
Missing From (Country):
USA
Age at Time of Disappearance:
28
Gender:
Male
Race:
White
Height:
71 inches
Weight:
180 pounds
Hair Color:
Blonde
Eye Color:
Green
Complexion:
Light
Clothing:
Blue T-shirt, camouflage pants, army green
jacket, carrying a army green backpack.
Circumstances of Disappearance:
Unknown. Randy was dropped off by a family
member in the vicinity of Tipton Rd. and White
Water Rd. in White Water, CA to go camping for a
few days. He told the family member he would
call for a ride or hitch-hike back. He hasn't
been heard from since.
Richmond: The Richmond RCMP and the Vancouver Police
Department have been investigating the disappearance of Mr.
Sathikumar GANGADHARAN, known as “SASI, since the weekend.
His family is very concerned and are now wanting to make a
plea to the public, in the hopes that someone will have
information that will help locate him.
Media Availability: Mr. GANGADHARAN’s wife, Maya SATHIKUMAR
will be available to address the media today, at 3pm at the
Richmond RCMP Detachment located at 6900 Minoru Blvd.
Richmond: The Richmond RCMP are seeking public assistance to
locate or obtain information on the whereabouts of an adult
male who is identified as, Sathikumar GANGADHARAN, known as
“SASI” date of birth, May 27th, 1964. He was last seen by
his wife at approximately 12pm on December 6th, when he left
their residence in Richmond. Mr. GANGADHARAN drove away in
his Teal colored Toyota Corolla, license plate 526 GHV.
His vehicle was discovered at about 12am on December 7th in
the area of 33rd Avenue and Ross Street in Vancouver as it
had been involved in a motor vehicle collision. Information
was received that a male matching GANGADHARAN’s description
was seen walking away from the vehicle.
Mr. GANGADHARAN was last seen wearing a white/grey jacket,
and dark pants. He is 44 years old, weighs approximately 185
lbs and is 5'5" tall, he is balding and has short dark hair,
has a moustache, dark brown eyes and a cleft chin . (Photo
attached)
Mr. GANGADHARAN’s family is very concerned for his well
being as he has not contacted any family or friends, nor has
there been any activity on his cellular phone or accounts.
Anyone who has any information in regards to the whereabouts
of Mr. GANGADHARAN is requested to contact the Richmond RCMP
at 604-278-1212.
Ronald Montgomery Marilyn is asking for help finding her brother Ronald
Montgomery He has been reported missing in Calgary about 8 years ago. He is on the missing persons in Calgary but there has been
no word at all His dob is May 26 1964 he is about 6.2 or more. He was born
in New Westminster BC. Ronald was living in Calgary when he went missing, but we
spent a lot of time living in little fort growing up, that's
in B.C. he was living with his girlfriend and they had a
fight so he just got on his mountain bike with a few thing
in his back pack never to be seen again, her name is Barb
Colland i believe she lives in Penticton now, but all that
info should be in his file with the Calgary police
department. I know he liked to smoke weed but i don't
believe he was into anything else. he had worked for the
best western in Calgary for a few years as a cook. he had
come to BC for a visit before going missing.
By Jasmine Franklin,Edmonton Sun Friday,
January 13, 2012 07:28 PM MST
The mother of an Edmonton man who vanished more
than three years ago is helping push a bill into Parliament
that could create a national DNA bank specifically for
missing people.
It’s true that a nation-wide DNA bank already
exists, however, it is only used to collect DNA from
convicted offenders or crime scenes. It does not collect the
DNA of missing people.
Melanie Alix — the mother of Dylan Koshman, 21 who
disappeared from south Edmonton in Oct. 2009 — hopes all
that is about to change.
“I just assumed they had this across Canada,” said
Alix from her Saskatchewan home.
“I never realized until Lindsey’s Law that we
don’t.”
Lindsey’s Law is an Act that calls on all Canadian
politicians to pass the bill that would create a data DNA
bank for the missing.
That DNA bank would collect and store samples of
the missing, or their relatives, and allow investigators to
cross-reference DNA with remains.
“It would hopefully bring peace and closure to
families who absolutely need it,” said Alix.
“These families are in torment and I know this
could help.”
Alix recently received good news from her local MP
Ray Boughen — he is taking Lindsey’s Law to the House of
Commons at the end of the month.
“One thing that really touched me was a woman in
the States — her son went missing 11 years ago and since
they have this data bank in the U.S., his remains were later
traced to another state in a cemetery unmarked,” said Alix.
The law has previously turned up in Parliament but
has yet to pass.
Judy Peterson created Lindsey’s Law, following the
disappearance of her daughter Lindsey from B.C. in 1993.
Lindsey was just 14-years-old.
Koshman disappeared from his south Edmonton home
near 104 Street and 33 Avenue Oct. 11, 2008 after an
argument with his cousin. That was the last time anyone saw
him.
“We will never stop looking for him,” said Alix.
Jasmine.franklin@sunmedia.ca
Family still looking for missing 21-year-old
By CLARA HO, Sun Media
Last Updated: 6th September 2009, 3:08pm
It’s been nearly a year since 21-year-old Dylan Koshman
disappeared from his south Edmonton home after an argument
with his cousin.
But his family still holds out hope that he will one day be
found.
“Police suspected they would find Dylan by spring. And when
bodies turned up, we were on a rollercoaster ride of
emotion. When none of them turned out to be Dylan, hope was
still high,” said his mother Melanie Alix, who returned to
Edmonton over the weekend organizing another search for her
son.
Koshman was last seen the night of Oct. 11 leaving his home
near 104 Street and 33 Avenue wearing shoes, jeans and a
T-shirt. He was reported missing by his girlfriend when he
didn’t turn up for work.
Alix said when Koshman was 16, he suffered a head injury
that made him lose his memory for 24 hours so there’s a
possibility he’s out there somewhere suffering memory loss.
The search party travelled from their home in Moose Jaw,
S.K., braving the rainy weather and scouring smaller
communities north of Edmonton including Fort Saskatchewan
and St. Albert, leaving posters up at gas stations and
businesses around town.
They also returned to downtown homeless shelters in Edmonton
where Alix said she was struck by the support and
understanding from the street community.
While Alix said she tries to remain positive for her family
and concentrates her efforts on searching for her son, not
having him around for special occasions is overwhelmingly
painful.
“The first Christmas, the first Easter, our birthdays, and
anniversaries were hard. There’s always a void. I sometimes
say, ‘Oh my goodness, has it been a year?’ It goes by so
quickly. But it also feels like I haven’t seen him in 20
years,” she said.
“Our family has suffered this last year, but we keep working
to try and find him.”
Dylan Koshman is 21 years old. 5’9 170-190lbs. He has brown
hair, hazel eyes, good teeth., and is in very good shape. He
has a scar on his left cheek, that looks like a deep dimple,
also a little scar on his left eyebrow. Dylan’s both ears
are pierced, and he is also deaf in his right ear. Dylan is
very family oriented, and has never lived without a family
member. He worked as a pipe fitter. Dylan went to the gym
every day, and took good care of himself. Some details on his disappearance: Dylan got into an argument with his roommates (cousin’s),
there was alcohol involved. He was upset and he was last
seen walking out of the backyard near 103rd
street and 33ave at 2:30am Saturday October 11th,
2008. Dylan was seen wearing a dark t-shirt (I think it was
a brown shirt) jeans, and white skater shoes. He only
carried an LG chocolate flip phone. His last cell phone ping
was at 3:30am on the same tower. Dylan was reported missing
by his girlfriend on October 15th, 2008.
Interpol. India. Psychics. These are just a few of the
avenues of investigation that the RCMP and family members
themselves have made inquiries with in the hopes of locating
missing college student Sahil Sharma.
Family and friends are still seeking answers to the
whereabouts of this young man who by all accounts simply
vanished two years ago.
On November 13th, 2008, Sahil SHARMA left his home in the
Newton area of Surrey to attend Kwantlen University at 72nd
Ave & 128th Street. After attending his various classes, he
left the campus and did not return home. At the time of his
disappearance, SHARMA was an International Student from
India attending Kwantlen University with a focus on
Information Technology. With his tuition already paid for
and having settled in with extended family, everything was
in place for a positive future.
Unlike the many thousands of missing person reported to the
Surrey RCMP in a given year period, Sahil SHARMA was not
reported to have any drug nor alcohol addictions nor had he
been reported missing in the past.
Investigators have made extensive inquiries with police
agencies across the globe as well as with family and friends
in India. All avenues of investigation have been examined,
including those which were even remotely possible, all to no
avail. Family members have even hired a private investigator
and contacted psychics in the hopes of locating SHARMA.
By appealing again for public assistance, the Surrey RCMP
are hoping new information will surface so that the family
is afforded some closure on his disappearance. Anyone with
any information as to the whereabouts of Sahil SHARMA are
asked to call the Surrey RCMP Detachment at (604) 599-0502.
MISSING: Sahil Sharma, 20 years old, 5' 6", 144 lbs, South
Asian decent - black hair, brown eyes with a slight beard.
Surrey - One Year Anniversary for Missing College
Student
File # 2008-137923 2009-11-13 10:38 PST
On the one year anniversary of his disappearance, Surrey
RCMP are again appealing to the public for assistance in
locating missing college student Sahil SHARMA. Family and
friends are still seeking answers to the whereabouts of this
young man who by all accounts simply vanished.
On November 13th, 2008, Sahil SHARMA left his home in the
Newton area of Surrey to attend Kwantlen University at 72nd
Ave & 128th Street. After attending his various classes, he
left the campus and did not return home. At the time of his
disappearance, SHARMA was an International Student from
India attending Kwantlen University with a focus on
Information Technology. With his tuition already paid for
and having settled in with extended family, everything was
in place for a positive future.
Unlike many of the over 2,000 missing person reported to the
Surrey RCMP in a given year period, Sahil SHARMA was not
reported to have any drug nor alcohol addictions nor had he
been reported missing in the past.
“Our investigation to date has unfortunately come to no
avail,” says Surrey RCMP Sgt. Roger Morrow.
“Extensive interviews with family, friends, and other
associates has been done along with checks into financial,
medical, and travel records. All avenues of investigation,
including those which were even remotely possible, have been
examined,” says Morrow.
“By appealing again for public assistance, we are hoping new
information will surface so that the family is afforded some
closure on his disappearance.”
Sahil Sharma - MISSING 20 years old, 5' 6", 144 lbs, South Asian decent - black
hair, brown eyes with a slight beard.
Anyone with any information as to the whereabouts of Sahil
SHARMA are asked to call the Surrey RCMP Detachment at (604)
599-0502.
Surrey - Family Hopes to Find Missing Son
On the 13th of November, 2008 - Sahil SHARMA left his home
in the Newton area of Surrey to attend Kwantlen Unversity.
After attending his various classes, he left the campus and
has simply vanished.
Now with two months having past since the disappearance of
their son, Mr & Mrs Sharma have arrived in Canada. Having
met with police investigators, the family is hoping that
renewed media interest will surface some new information as
to the disappearance of their son; Sahil Sharma.
The parents will make themselves available at the Surrey
Detachment to meet with interested media. An interpreter
will be on hand to facilitate the exchange.
The family will be available from 10:00 am - 12:00 Thursday,
January 29th, 2009.
Background: Sahil SHARMA is an international student coming to Surrey
from India. At the time of his disappearance, he was
attending Kwantlen University at 72nd Ave & 128th St with a
focus on I.T. With his tuition already paid for & living
with his Uncle & other family members, everything was in
place for a positive future.
With his disappearance and with the cooperation of family,
the Missing Persons Unit at the Surrey Detachment has made a
multitude of inquiries in hopes of locating this person;
email & bank accounts, family & friends. Everywhere &
everything possible in hopes of locating this young man, to
no avail. In addition, there is no indication of any drug
nor medical issues.
The family & police are seeking assistance from the
community in locating:
Sahil SHARMA 20 years old, 5' 6" 144 lbs, South Asian decent - black
hair, brown eyes with a slight beard.
The uncle of this young man is willing to speak with
interested media. Their contact information will be
provided.
Surrey College Student Vanishes
The 13th of November, 2008 - Sahil CHARMA left his home in
the Newton area of Surrey to attend Kwantlen College. After
attending his various classes, he has left the campus and
has simply vanished
Sahil CHARMA is a international student coming to Surrey
from India. At the time of his disappearance, he was
attending Kwantlen College at 72nd Ave & 128th St with a
focus on I.T. With his tuition already paid for & living
with his Uncle & other family members, everything was in
place for a positive future.
With his disappearance and with the cooperation of family,
the Missing Persons Unit at the Surrey Detachment has made a
multitude of inquiries in hopes of locating this person;
email & bank accounts, family & friends. Everywhere &
everything possible in hopes of locating this young man, to
no avail. In addition, there is no indication of any drug
nor medical issues.
The family & police are seeking assistance from the
community in locating:
Sahil CHARMA 20 years old, 5' 6" 144 lbs, South Asian decent - black
hair, brown eyes with a slight beard.
The uncle of this young man is willing to speak with
interested media. Their contact information will be
provided.
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Video showed that Yashpal Mehay was wearing the same
clothing described by his son. A short time later, Yashpal
Mehay made a purchase at the Staples in Chilliwack, BC.
There have not been any further confirmed sightings of
Yashpal Mehay after this. There have also been no further
credit card or banking transactions after the one at
Staples.
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