Canadian toddler returned to his family home after being abducted half a week ago - Polidicks

[quote]The surprise return of an abducted toddler has brought tears of joy and relief to the community of Sparwood, B.C., which has been on tenterhooks since the three-year-old was snatched from his bed almost five days ago. Mounties received an anonymous call at 3 a.m. Sunday morning alerting them that Kienan Hebert had been placed back in his family home. Officers arrived to find the boy sitting alone on a couch with a blanket. Early reports suggest Kienan is happy and unharmed. Paul Hebert, the boy's father, told CTV News on Sunday that "It's like nothing ever happened," and acting Sparwood mayor Sharon Fraser called the return a miracle. "The sun's shining so beautifully bright because this little guy's found," Fraser said. "The children are laughing and playing. What more could you ask for?" Kienan was taken to hospital Sunday to be examined as a precaution. Hundreds of volunteers have spent days searching for the toddler, who disappeared overnight Tuesday, but turned up no sign of him. An Amber Alert first issued in B.C. but expanded into Alberta on Saturday generated several tips about Kienan's whereabouts, but no sightings were confirmed. RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said that in 26 years of policing, he has never seen a child abduction case unfold like this. "We've got a child back. We've got a child returned. I've never been able to say that," Moskaluk said. "Half of this is over now." There was no suspect at the Hebert residence when police arrived, and the 60-plus investigators assigned to the case are now going "full bore" to find Kienan's abductor, Moskaluk said. The Hebert family was not at home when Kienan was returned, having moved into a neighbour's house shortly his disappearance. Asked why a suspect was able to enter the Hebert residence undetected by police, Moskaluk said Mounties are still looking at "the sequence of events." Kienan was returned one day after authorities confirmed for the first time that he had been abducted from inside his home, and had not walked outside in his sleep. Saturday also saw the boy's father make a plea for his safety, urging the abductor to return Kienan and "walk away." Moskaluk commended the suspect for returning the toddler in apparently good health Sunday, but added that it's now time to come forward and speak to police. "We need to talk to you about this, and obviously the right thing was done here," he said. "All I'm asking is you call police. Reach out to us. Give us a call so we can talk to you about this. We want to help you. We want you safe and we need to help you." The only suspect identified in the case is Randall Hopley, a 46-year-old convicted sex offender from the Sparwood area. Investigators have not yet explained why Hopley is suspected in the toddlers disappearance, however. Hopley's mother, Margaret Fink, was in tears Sunday after Kienan's return, and urged her son to come see her. "I'm very glad. I hope he comes home now. I'll be waiting for him and my husband will," Fink said. "If he can hear me… I'm very glad that the little boy [was returned], and I hope he's well." Police confirmed early in the investigation that Hopley is not related to Kienan. Hopley is charged with squatting for months last year in a cabin in Crowsnest Pass, filling the drawers with stolen children's clothing, chocolate bars and sex toys. He has at least 11 assault and burglary convictions, and was also accused of attempting to abduct and molest a Sparwood boy in 2007. He was convicted of sexual assault in 1985. He is described as a Caucasian male with brown hair, hazel eyes and a birthmark along his hairline. Hopley is believed to be driving a brown 1987 Toyota Camry with the licence plate 098RAL. Police are telling the public not to approach Hopley's vehicle if they see it Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Hopley or his vehicle is asked to call 911 immediately. [/quote] [url=http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110911/bc_kienan_hebert_returned_110911/20110911/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome]**SOURCE**[/url] Pretty bold of a person: You break into the house and take the kid and then after being offered the ticket to walk away from the mess, he breaks back into the house and drops the kid off. It's good to hear at least the kid's alive.

Good to know that there's always criminals with some ethics out there.

Wow, this is fantastic. In a world where stories that are similar but end so horribly different are always being thrown in your face, it's really fantastic to hear about something like this.

If only all criminals thought twice about what their doing..

This fits the Canadian stereotype so well it's not even funny.

So the boy was returned, but nothing had happened to him...?

Yeah I don't know, something seems really odd about this. The kid is abducted from inside the home, and then returned a few days later unharmed. Not to mention he was returned while the parents were staying at a neighbor's home. How did the man get access to the house? You'd think the parents would lock the home if they were going to stay away for an indefinite amount of time. It just doesn't add up. Still, if the whole situation is actually as it seems, then I'm glad for the family. I can't imagine the abysmal feeling of having your child kidnapped.

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;32240785]Good to know that there's always criminals with some ethics out there.[/QUOTE] you did read the part where he molested a child? i wouldnt say that it was ethics id say it was him wanting to be able to run away without having to take a child with him

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[QUOTE=IAmIchigo;32241034]you did read the part where he molested a child? i wouldnt say that it was ethics id say it was him wanting to be able to run away without having to take a child with him[/QUOTE] I think maybe you should re-read the article. The child was unharmed. The suspect is a child molester, but it seems rather unlikely that he is the actual perp, given that the child was safe and unharmed. If he did run, I would suspect it's because he's realistic enough to realise that being identified as a suspect, with his convictions, would make the investigators zero in on him to the exclusion of other leads, especially if the child had never turned up.

[QUOTE=Edthefirst;32241025]Yeah I don't know, something seems really odd about this. The kid is abducted from inside the home, and then returned a few days later unharmed. Not to mention he was returned while the parents were staying at a neighbor's home. How did the man get access to the house? You'd think the parents would lock the home if they were going to stay away for an indefinite amount of time. It just doesn't add up. Still, if the whole situation is actually as it seems, then I'm glad for the family. I can't imagine the abysmal feeling of having your child kidnapped.[/QUOTE] It's canada, they don't lock their doors there

I'm glad this ended happily.

[QUOTE=IAmIchigo;32241034]you did read the part where he molested a child? i wouldnt say that it was ethics id say it was him wanting to be able to run away without having to take a child with him[/QUOTE] nowhere does it say the child was molested. It said the suspect is a child molester and gives no reason why.

[QUOTE=IAmIchigo;32241034]you did read the part where he molested a child? i wouldnt say that it was ethics id say it was him wanting to be able to run away without having to take a child with him[/QUOTE] amazing, you tell them to read when you don't

I saw the AMBER alert for this kid when I was watching Conan. They should include a picture with those alerts or some shit.

i just read an article this afternoon about how this kid was still missing good to hear hes safe and sound

[QUOTE=Edthefirst;32241025]You'd think the parents would lock the home if they were going to stay away for an indefinite amount of time.[/QUOTE] we don't lock our doors

[QUOTE=Kalibos;32242058]we don't lock our doors[/QUOTE] Fair enough. It's just a strange thought to leave your home open if you are going to be gone. I'd understand leaving it unlocked if you were home, but they've been at a neighbor's home since this kid was taken. Even if Canada's crime rate is ridiculously low, it's just a strange concept to me.

[QUOTE=A big fat ass;32241996]I saw the AMBER alert for this kid when I was watching Conan. They should include a picture with those alerts or some shit.[/QUOTE] All babies look the same

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i lock my stuff up if i'm in toronto because people steal shit there but otherwise fuck it [editline]11th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Edthefirst;32242093]Fair enough. It's just a strange thought to leave your home open if you are going to be gone. I'd understand leaving it unlocked if you were home, but they've been at a neighbor's home since this kid was taken. Even if Canada's crime rate is ridiculously low, it's just a strange concept to me.[/QUOTE] i lock my stuff up if i'm in toronto because people steal shit there but otherwise fuck it

[QUOTE=Kalibos;32242058]we don't lock our doors[/QUOTE] So Canada must be a house burglar's/sex offender's Disney Land.

[QUOTE=Ninja Duck;32242940]So Canada must be a house burglar's/sex offender's Disney Land.[/QUOTE] Yes that's what it's like here

[QUOTE=A big fat ass;32241996]I saw the AMBER alert for this kid when I was watching Conan. They should include a picture with those alerts or some shit.[/QUOTE] All the buses in he city were also saying "AMBER ALERT blahblahblah" too. It was annoying kind of because you never really knew if that was the 41 or the 22 you just missed. All you knew was it was the "AMBER ALERT" bus.

"..This city needs a better class of criminal... And i'm going to give it to them.."

[QUOTE=TheDestroyerOfall;32244345]"..This city needs a better class of criminal... And i'm going to give it to them.."[/QUOTE] I instantly thought of that when I read this.

This has made my day.

It's great that the kid was returned, but I felt really odd reading the title. I'm just so used to (unfortunately) reading a report on this or watching the news on an abduction that ends up with the kid being chopped up and stuffed in a fridge. Or that little girl from a month or so ago, she was kidnapped and her body was found in some river. Being used to pessimism and negative outcomes is a sort of numbing experience. Still, I'm glad that the boy was returned.

[QUOTE=TheDestroyerOfall;32244345]"..This city needs a better class of criminal... And i'm going to give it to them.."[/QUOTE] The criminal British Columbia deserves.

I don't know where the hell you people live in Canada but here in Montreal we LOCK our doors and IT'S NOT VERY SAFE to walk alone at night.