News Release - Winnipeg Police Service

 

Wednesday, May 25, 2016   INTERNATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN'S DAY     Today, May 25, 2016, is "Missing Children's Day" in Canada, as declared by the Solicitor General in 1986.  Every year thousands of Canadian children are reported missing.  Thankfully, the majority of these children are safely recovered but unfortunately some cases remain open for years with these children never found.     It is through the many partnerships the Winnipeg Police Service  Missing Persons Unit has formed that we are able to achieve success in our role of dealing with the complexities surrounding missing children cases.  These include numerous other law enforcement agencies within Manitoba, across Canada and abroad.  It further includes various other agencies such as the entire Media community, The Canadian Centre for Child Protection Centre, Street Reach Winnipeg, numerous Child and Family Services agencies and many others.   We greatly appreciate and extend our gratitude to all of our partners for the role they play in helping us to achieve success and keep children safe.  We also appreciate the role the public has played and continues to play in helping us locate missing children and ensure their safety with your information a vital component of our success.     The Winnipeg Police Service continues to encourage families and guardians to always keep a watchful eye on children in their care, know who their friends are and engage in discussions with them on personal safety issues.  It is further important to have recent photographs readily available of your children in the event they suddenly go missing.     The potential for an abduction of a child can create real fear and anxiety for families and loved ones.  Specific preventative resources for families and communities wishing to reduce children's risk of being abducted are available and can be reached through the MissingKids.ca website.       For further information contact either:  Constable Jason Michalyshen, Public Information Officer  Constable Rob Carver, Public Information Officer  Kelly Dehn, Manager of Public Affairs    Phone: (204) 986-3061 | Fax: (204) 986-3267 | Email: WPS-PIO@Winnipeg.ca Share this mailing with your social network by clicking on the appropriate link:       Related Winnipeg Police Service Report a Crime Online Crime Stoppers CrimeStat Unsubscribe If you do not want to receive these emails anymore, unsubscribe.    Please do not reply to this email. This e-mail was sent from a notification-only address and replies are not monitored. Mailing address: City of Winnipeg, 510 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3B 1B9 Privacy Statement The City of Winnipeg values your privacy. We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties. You are receiving this email as a result of your signing up for the Winnipeg Police Service Email News list offered on the City of Winnipeg website. You may unsubscribe or change your subscription options at any time.