Posted: May 21, 2021 2:11 PM AT | Last Updated: May 21
Bathurst police are asking for the public s help in looking for Madison Roy-Boudreau, who was last seen Tuesday, May 11.(Bathurst Police Force)
People living in Bathurst are wondering why an Amber Alert wasn t issued after 14-year-old Madison Roy-Boudreau disappeared last week.
On Tuesday, Bathurst Police Chief Stéphane Roy said the force was investigating Roy-Boudreau s disappearance as suspicious, adding the truck she was seen getting into has been seized and is in the force s possession.
The decision not to try an Amber Alert in the Roy-Boudreau case was made by Bathurst police, not the RCMP. Bathurst police did not ask the RCMP to send such an alert, RCMP said.
MISSION, B.C. Residents of Mission, B.C., and surrounding communities showed up in tow trucks, Teslas and everything in between to show solidarity with a teen viciously assaulted at a middle school because of their gender identity. Hundreds of vehicles staged at Mission Raceway, a park in the municipality in B.C. s Lower Mainland, before travelling past the victim and their family in a boisterous caravan. “It just breaks my heart,” said Katey Garley, who travelled from Abbotsford to take part in the rally. The attack, which reportedly took place at Ecole Heritage Park Middle School last Monday, is said to have been carried out by a pair of 14-year-old girls. It is alleged they repeatedly kicked the victim while they were down.
It was an evolving and dynamic situation, and the areas that received the message were strategically chosen based on the investigational information we had at the time.
Taking the time to put out thoroughly checked information is crucial not only to public safety, she said, but also to keeping rumours and misinformation from spreading throughout the community.
Gallant said it was encouraging to see that the alert information was being widely shared on social media, because that ensured that credible and accurate information was circulating. That may seem like a small thing, but it went a long way during an incident like this, she said.