Editor's note: Police announced Wednesday morning that Arabella Vienneau had been found safe in Toronto and was being reunited with family members in Barrie.
Barrie police are searching for three-year-old Arabella Vienneau and say they are concerned for her well-being, leading to an Amber Alert being issued.
Around 10 p.m., Tuesday, police issued a request for public assistance to help find the little girl, who was expected to be at a prearranged location but wasn’t.
Reached by BarrieToday on Tuesday night, Barrie police communications co-ordinator Peter Leon said police were called to assist with “a community-based agency where two children were to be at a residence but only one was.”
“We don’t believe we are dealing with an abduction, but there is enough concern for Arabella’s safety to issue a request for the public’s assistance,” Leon said. “We hope she is at someone’s home sleeping and maybe they will see the concern online and give us a call.”
Anyone with information or who knows the child's whereabouts is asked to call 705-725-7025, ext. 2129, or 911.
Police issued an Amber Alert at 12:06 a.m., Wednesday, indicating Vienneau was last seen in the Tunbridge Road area, which is in the city's east end near Johnson Street and Cheltenham Road.
Barrie police say she was last seen by a family member at a Tunbridge Road home at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday.
Vienneau is described as three feet tall, between 30 and 40 pounds, with green eyes and blonde hair. She was possibly wearing red pants, a grey T-shirt, and typically wears a navy blue bomber-style jacket.
An Amber Alert is issued when a law enforcement agency confirms a child under 18 years of age has been abducted, when law enforcement agency believes the circumstances surrounding the abduction indicated that the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death; and there is enough descriptive information about the child, abductor, and/or suspect’s vehicle to believe an immediate broadcast alert will help in locating the child.
