Many questions remain after boy returned safely
Police still looking for suspect Randall Hopley
News1130 Staff Sep 12, 2011 06:56:54 AM
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SPARWOOD (NEWS1130) - The disappearance of a three-year-old boy from Sparwood, and his safe return over the weekend, has captured the country's attention.
"I truly want to smile about this because it's not very often that these types of things happen in these types of investigations frankly," says Corporal Dan Moskaluk.
We spoke with people on the streets of Vancouver this morning, who told us they spent the last week praying that little Kienan Hebert was found safe and sound.
"So happy to hear it! I was just so worried all day seeing that Amber Alert on the buses and everybody was concerned and I'm so glad they brought him home and I hope they find some answers," says one woman.
Answers to questions like: where is Randall Hopley? He's a convicted sex offender and the main suspect in Keinan's abduction. And how whoever took the little boy was able to get back into the family home a second time to return the tot, without anyone noticing.
"It's kind of creepy that the guy brought him [Kienan] back in the middle of the night, so he has access to the house. You would think someone is paying attention to the surroundings," says one man.
With so much police activity and attention on the case, criminal psychologist Mike Webster wonders how Kienan's home was broken into twice.
"How could this individual march undetected into the family residence, deposit the little guy on the couch with his blankie, and escape undetected?"
He adds that Mounties need to openly discuss whether Alberta should have issued an Amber Alert at the same time BC did.
"What was this communication difficulty on the Amber Alert between E Division, British Columbia, and K Division, Alberta? There seems to be some confusion."
Police are still appealing for Hopley to come forward and to contact police as soon as possible.
"We are still searching for Randall's 1987 Toyota Camry, brown in colour, a four-door sedan. We ask the public if anyone has seen Randall Hopley or his vehicle, they are asked to call 911," says Moskaluk. |