Mother Calling for 'Indigo Alerts' Amid Search for Calgary Boy with Autism
Police are using Disney music and door-to-door searches as 90 tips and CCTV footage guide the effort to find the non-verbal boy.
- Calgary Police Service officers are playing 11-year-old Parker's favorite Disney songs from patrol vehicles to help locate him since he went missing from his day home on Thursday, July 16.
- The province issued an Amber Alert for Parker on Saturday, granting an exemption to standard legal criteria because of the "unique circumstances of this investigation," officials said.
- Roughly 120 trained volunteers and officers are searching, having canvassed streets and reviewed CCTV footage; clothing believed to belong to Parker was found on Northmount Drive Northwest.
- Police spokesperson Scott Guterson noted search efforts are intensifying in areas connected to reported sightings, while authorities urge the public not to approach Parker, who may be frightened by strangers.
- Expressing gratitude for community support, police stated, "We remain grateful for the tremendous community support we have received," while emphasizing that "This search remains our highest priority.
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