In the midst of a quiet Tuesday morning, an Amber alert was issued in Ontario and it has again rubbed people in the wrong way. The alert was for a three-year-old William Gooden, who the Toronto police believe was abducted by his mother, 25-year-old Breana Gooden. Police mentioned in the alert that Gooden, originally from Sudbury, was last seen on Monday night travelling on a bus to Toronto.
The child was described as three feet tall with short dark hair and a heavy build, he was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt, a Montreal Canadiens hat and black pants. Toronto Police later reported that they had located the boy and his mother inside a downtown Toronto condo. Police have yet to release any further details about the incident, whether any charges will be laid or if the child had in fact been in danger.
Once again, the police were not expecting the negative response from the public shortly after the alert was released and were forced to release a statement on Tuesday morning, detailing that their communications centre had been flooded with calls from residents complaining about being woken up by the alert. The Police reminds Torontonians to only call in if they had information about the case.
A similar incident had occurred back in February when an Amber Alert was issued for 11-year-old Riya Rajkumar from Brampton. Police received numerous complaints about the alert of her disappearance after it was released late at night.
Rajkumar was later found dead in her father’s basement apartment. Her father, who killed Rajkumar, was located with the help of the alert. Despite the late hour of the alert, police said that it played a crucial role in the search.
Last month, another notification was sent out in Tilbury, Ontario and a KFC employee was able to recognize a five-year-old missing boy, thanks to the Amber Alert system. The boy was last seen in Mississauga which is nearly 300 kilometres away from Tilbury, making it quite the discovery.
Jigar Patel | OTH News | Posted: May. 14, 2019 10:00pm
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