Overview
- The boy known as Parker was reported missing from a north Calgary day home on Thursday, July 16, and was later captured on CCTV around 12:47–12:52 p.m. in northeast and central north areas of the city.
- Calgary Police say more than 300 officers and roughly 100–300 trained volunteers and RCMP personnel have taken part in a multi-day search that has reviewed about 50 hours of video and followed several hundred public tips.
- An Amber Alert was issued two days after his disappearance after the Alberta government granted an exemption to standard criteria, prompting calls from parents and advocates for a separate targeted alert for neurodivergent children.
- Police stress that Parker is autistic and non-verbal and ask members of the public not to approach him if seen but to keep him in sight and call 911; officers have played his favourite Disney music in search areas to try to draw him out.
- Investigators say altered images and AI-generated claims about Parker’s whereabouts have spread online and are diverting resources, and officials warn that uncoordinated public searches and confrontations can hinder the effort and put people at risk.