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Saanich police are asking for the public's assistance in finding missing 72-year-old Allen Laatsch, last seen in the Panama Flats area on Monday (Nov. 28) night. (Black Press Media file photo)

UPDATE: Saanich police locate Allen Laatsch

Laatsch was subject of Nov. 29 missing person investigation

 

Emma Fillipoff’s mother, Shelley Fillipoff, films the upcoming docuseries, Barefoot in the Night: The Search for Emma Fillipoff. (Courtesy of Kimberly Bordage)

Film preview about missing Victoria woman, Emma Fillipoff, set to debut 10 years later

The film trailer will be released on the 10th anniversary of Fillipoff’s disappearance from downtown

 

Photos of Thomas Pringle were released on Nov. 21 as Victoria police look for help in finding the missing 83-year-old. (Courtesy of VicPD)

UPDATE: Missing 83-year-old found safe, say Victoria police

Thomas Pringle has a condition causing him to lose awareness of his surroundings

 

(Black Press Media file photo)

Missing man found dead in Esquimalt

His death is not considered suspicious

(Black Press Media file photo)
It was police service dog Halla to the rescue on Nov. 16 after a woman went missing from Duncan. (RCMP photo)

Happy ending to Cowichan missing persons case thanks to police dog

58-year-old Duncan woman recovering

It was police service dog Halla to the rescue on Nov. 16 after a woman went missing from Duncan. (RCMP photo)
Riley Norman Jones, 23, was last seen Nov. 5 in Esquimalt. (Courtesy VicPD)

UPDATE: Missing man found dead in Esquimalt

Riley Norman Jones, 23, is 5’9” with a slim build, blue eyes and short blond hair

Riley Norman Jones, 23, was last seen Nov. 5 in Esquimalt. (Courtesy VicPD)
Saanich police are seeking help locating Zeneah Edwards-Helgasson, 17, who has not been seen since 7 p.m. on Oct. 29 near Carey and Marigold roads in Saanich.

MISSING: Saanich police searching for high-risk teen

Zeneah Edwards-Helgasson has not been seen since 7 p.m. on Oct. 29

Saanich police are seeking help locating Zeneah Edwards-Helgasson, 17, who has not been seen since 7 p.m. on Oct. 29 near Carey and Marigold roads in Saanich.
Henry (Hank) Kitchell has been found safe after the 61-year-old was the subject of a missing person alert on Monday. (Courtesy Saanich Police Department)

UPDATED: Henry Kitchell found safe

61-year-old was the subject of a missing person alert on Oct. 24

Henry (Hank) Kitchell has been found safe after the 61-year-old was the subject of a missing person alert on Monday. (Courtesy Saanich Police Department)
Candles with messages from Shaelene Bell’s two boys were lit during her celebration of life at Sandpiper Resort on Saturday, June 26, 2021. Bell’s mother Alina Durham is urging people to write to Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon asking for a bill to be passed to help create Shaelene’s Missing Adult Alert. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Your support needed to get Shaelene’s Missing Adult Alert in place, says B.C. mom

Alina Durham hopes letters to Governor General Mary Simon will help get bill passed

Candles with messages from Shaelene Bell’s two boys were lit during her celebration of life at Sandpiper Resort on Saturday, June 26, 2021. Bell’s mother Alina Durham is urging people to write to Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon asking for a bill to be passed to help create Shaelene’s Missing Adult Alert. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Brandon Cairney was declared missing in October 2017. He was found alive in September 2022 in Burnaby, B.C., but claims he is not Cairney. (RCMP PHOTO)

Port Alberni man missing for five years resurfaces, but denies he is Brandon Cairney

Mystery unfolds in Island Crime podcast update on men missing from Vancouver Island

Brandon Cairney was declared missing in October 2017. He was found alive in September 2022 in Burnaby, B.C., but claims he is not Cairney. (RCMP PHOTO)
Timothy Mackness was last seen on Sept. 20. He is described as a slender 59-year-old Caucasian man who stands at six feet tall. (Courtesy Saanich Police Department)

UPDATE: Timothy Mackness last seen in Saanich on Sept. 20

59-year-old considered high-risk missing person

Timothy Mackness was last seen on Sept. 20. He is described as a slender 59-year-old Caucasian man who stands at six feet tall. (Courtesy Saanich Police Department)
Victoria police found the missing woman on Saturday (Sept. 25). (Black Press Media file)

UPDATE: Missing 18-year-old found safe

Woman reported missing on Friday by family, found Saturday by police

Victoria police found the missing woman on Saturday (Sept. 25). (Black Press Media file)
Shirley Book has been found safe after being the subject of a missing person alert on Sept. 20. (Courtesy of VicPD)

UPDATE: 79-year-old Shirley Book found safe

Book was the subject of a missing person alert on early Tuesday morning

Shirley Book has been found safe after being the subject of a missing person alert on Sept. 20. (Courtesy of VicPD)
A recent photograph of Ottavio Cutillo. (Submitted photo)

UPDATE: RCMP seek witness after man goes missing on Vancouver Island

Police in Parksville want to talk to driver of Chevy Silverado with Ontario plates

A recent photograph of Ottavio Cutillo. (Submitted photo)
West Shore RCMP is asking for the public’s help in finding Christopher Fisher after the 47-year-old was last seen and reported missing on Sept. 6. (Black Press Media file photo)

UPDATE: 47 year-old man reported missing on Sept. 6 found safe

West Shore RCMP thanked the public for spreading the missing person notice

West Shore RCMP is asking for the public’s help in finding Christopher Fisher after the 47-year-old was last seen and reported missing on Sept. 6. (Black Press Media file photo)
VicPD say a woman reported missing earlier on Friday (Sept. 2) has been found safe. (Black Press Media file photo)

Missing 43-year-old woman found safe: VicPD

Police thank the public for helping to spread the word

VicPD say a woman reported missing earlier on Friday (Sept. 2) has been found safe. (Black Press Media file photo)
RCMP cruiser. (Black Press file photo)

Body of missing B.C. fisherman found on Fraser River in Chilliwack

Dustin Williams reported missing on Aug. 7, body recovered more than 3 weeks later

RCMP cruiser. (Black Press file photo)
Saanich police said Willow Docherty has been found safe after she was the subject of a missing person alert. (Saanich police/Twitter)

UPDATE: Willow Docherty found safe

She was the subject of a missing person alert on Tuesday

Saanich police said Willow Docherty has been found safe after she was the subject of a missing person alert. (Saanich police/Twitter)
Central Saanich police are looking for missing youth Layla Taylor. (Courtesy of Central Saanich police)

MISSING: Youth Layla Taylor last seen in Central Saanich on Monday

She’s believed to be in downtown Victoria or Esquimalt

Central Saanich police are looking for missing youth Layla Taylor. (Courtesy of Central Saanich police)
Taren Lacey was last heard from on June 24, 2022 (Vernon North Okanagan RCMP)

Okanagan man goes missing after planning camping trip in B.C. Interior

Taren Lacey has not been heard from since June 24

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Taren Lacey was last heard from on June 24, 2022 (Vernon North Okanagan RCMP)