At least three teens have gone missing in Ottawa since May 21, according to the Ottawa Police Service.
Gabriel Burelle, 15; Cheyenne Fitzgerald-Leroux, 15; and Jacob Lalande, 17, have been reported as missing for over a week.
On June 1, Ottawa Police asked the public for help locating Burelle who was last seen in Orleans on May 23. Police say Burelle is around 5 foot 8 inches tall with curly dark brown hair. He was last seen at 9 p.m. wearing a grey t-shirt with a red and black plaid shirt, grey sweatpants and a black and grey backpack.
\u201c#MISSING Gabriel Burelle 15 Last seen in Orleans May 23rd 9pm. 5'8", dark brown curly hair/ brown eyes. Last seen wearing a grey t-shirt, red and black plaid shirt, gray sweatpants and was carrying a black and grey backpack. Info?613-236-1222 #Ottnews https://t.co/Cjun0W21De\u201d— Ottawa Police (@Ottawa Police) 1654104114
One day earlier, on May 31, police notified the public of two other teens that had gone missing. Cheyenne Fitzgerald-Leroux and Lalande were both last seen on May 21.
Cheyenne Fitzgerald-Leroux is reported to be 5 foot 1 inch tall with bright pink short hair and brown eyes. Police say she was last seen wearing a grey sweater and animal print leggings in the Byward Market at 5 p.m..
Lalande is reported to be 5 foot 5 inches tall with short brown hair and brown eyes. Police say he was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, black Adidas pants, and red and black shoes.
\u201c#Missing: Jacob Lalande, 17, and Cheyenne Fitzgerald-Leroux, 15, were last seen on May 21st - Jacob at 9:00am in the Queenswood Heights area and Cheyenne at 5:00pm in the ByWard Market area. They are believed to be together. \nhttps://t.co/Y7b1eoCL1J\n\n#Missing #Ottawa #Ottnews\u201d— Ottawa Police (@Ottawa Police) 1654023707
Police say they are using a GPS-enabled app, What3Words, to help locate missing people in Ottawa. The app uses a three-word identifier to locate the missing person.
“Every year the Ottawa Police responds to roughly 2,000 calls for missing persons,” said Inspector Russell Lucas in a press release. "This will give us a vital boost in locating people more quickly."
Police urge anyone with more information to call 613-236-1222.
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