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Wednesday, September 14, 2011 www.metronews.ca News worth sharing.
B.C. kidnapping suspect in custody Arrest in Alberta after abduction of toddler marks end of long week for more than 150 officers involved in case, inspector says LARRY MACDOUGAL/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Constables Tyson Korzenowski, left, and Rikan Farhat of the Edmonton Police Service get ready to Walk a Mile in Her Shoes in the annual YWCA event at Churchill Square yesterday, in support of violence-prevention programs for women and their families.
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Cops kick up their heels
The man arrested yesterday on kidnapping and child-abduction charges in the disappearance of three-year-old Kienan Hebert was found hiding in an old mining cabin in southwestern Alberta, his scent picked up by an astute police dog. Randall Hopley, 46, was arrested in a remote area near Crowsnest Pass, a short drive away from Kienan’s home in Sparwood, B.C. “It doesn’t get any better than this,” a smiling Insp. Brendan Fitzpatrick told a news conference. Kienan vanished nearly a week ago from his two-storey house, and it was there that he mysteriously reappeared this past Sunday. The boy’s disappearance prompted a massive search around the home, an Amber Alert that eventually spanned two provinces, and days of breathless headlines across the country as the public and Kien-
RCMP Insp. Brendan Fitzpatrick
an’s family hoped he would be found safe. Fitzpatrick said a tip led police to an area near Crowsnest Lake. He said the Mounties arrived Monday night, a perimeter was set up and police dogs began combing the area. By yesterday morning, the dogs had reached a set of abandoned mining cabins. “As one (of the dog handlers) knocked on the door, the dog
indicated that there was possibly some activity, and the dog master and the police dog pursued that and it resulted in Mr. Hopley being arrested in a short chase,” said Fitzpatrick. Hopley was arrested for kidnapping and abducting a child under 14, said Fitzpatrick. He was being held in Cranbrook, B.C., located about 70 kilometres southwest of Sparwood, and was to make his first court appearance this morning. Hopley has also been charged with two counts of breach of probation during the past week, court records indicate. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Already forgiven Kienan’s father, Paul Hebert, said he was relieved when he heard of the arrest and has already forgiven Hopley. “He’s a man that needs help,” Hebert told reporters.