Hamori said the Amber Alert in effect for two-year-old Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette will be extended this afternoon. He added police are “hoping and praying” the toddler will be found safely.
Police say they have arrested a 22-year-old Blairmore man in connection with an ongoing homicide and abduction investigation in Blairmore, Alberta.
A white van has also been located in the area, RCMP Supt. Tony Hamori said at a press conference this afternoon. Investigators are determining if the van is connected to the case.
Hamori said the Amber Alert in effect for two-year-old Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette will be extended this afternoon. He added police are “hoping and praying” the toddler will be found safely.
As the Amber Alert for the brown-haired girl stretched into its second day Tuesday, police combed yards near the southern Alberta home where the two-year-old’s dad was found dead.
RCMP believe Dunbar-Blanchette was taken from the Blairmore home where the lifeless body of her father, 27-year-old Terry Blanchette, was found Monday morning.
Investigators are treating the death as a homicide, and are linking the two investigations.
Mounties will be holding a media update about the case at 1 p.m. in Airdrie.
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This is really recent guys - the Amber Alert went out yesterday afternoon (September 14, 2015), and is still ongoing. Last I heard, it is for BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and south into Montana.