On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at approximately 11:40 a.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Oxford County Detachment received a report of two missing teenagers from Tillsonburg addresses.

Two teenage friends from the Tillsonburg area met an unknown individual online. The teenagers then decided to travel to Calgary, Alberta, on Monday January The parents of both individuals contacted police after realizing that their children had in fact left Ontario to meet this unknown person.

As a result, the OPP worked in conjunction with the Calgary Police Service and subsequently located both teens. They are in the process of returning to Ontario, and the OPP is asking all parents and caregivers to sit down with their children and have a good conversation about online and offline safety and the dangers of meeting strangers online.

“The OPP would also like to thank the Calgary Police Service for their assistance in bringing this investigation to a successful resolution.” – Inspector Tony Hymers, Detachment Commander, Oxford County OPP.

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