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Winnipeg Officer Makes Plea To Mom They Believe Abducted Her Children

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 23 Jun, 2016 12:53 PM
    Winnipeg police have issued a public plea to a mother who they believe has abducted her two children.
     
    Det. Sgt. Shaunna Neufeld spoke at a news briefing Thursday and asked Sandra Giesbrecht to get in touch with her.
     
    Montana Giesbrecht, who is 11, and Josh Giesbrecht, who is 9, were last seen at 6 p.m. Monday evening in Winnipeg.
     
    Police issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for Giesbrecht on Wednesday.
     
    Neufeld declined to say whether police have had any contact with Giesbrecht since the children disappeared.
     
    Neufeld says investigators believe the children are safe and that Giesbrecht loves them.
     
    "I want to help you. I'm a mother too, Sandra, of three children, and I know the unconditional love that you have for your children," Neufeld said during the briefing.  
     
    "I know in your heart you want to do the right thing and resolve things quickly. Right now, things aren't good and there is a need to create some answers and move forward and resolve this."
     
    Neufeld added anyone who may have been in contact with Giesbrecht or her children, or has supported them, in the past few days should come forward with information to help investigators.
     
    She also encouraged Giesbrecht to contact her lawyer.
     
    An Amber Alert has not been issued for the children.
     
    Police have said that the vehicle used to pick up the children on Monday is believed to be a small white four-door vehicle. They added Thursday that it was like a Toyota Echo or similar with black trim. 
     
    Earlier this week, police said the decision not to issue an Amber Alert was because the description of the vehicle was too vague.
     
    Neufeld said Thursday that the decision against issuing an alert was that the criteria was not met.
     
    "I'm confident that the children are fine at this point and I'm confident the mother is going to do the right thing," Neufeld said.
     
    Neufeld said it has not been an easy time for the rest of the family.
     
    "Our heart goes out to the father. These aren't easy situations to deal with. This is a family who's experiencing some problems and we as a service want to help create those answers," Neufeld said.

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