Anyone in the Barrie/Simcoe area...

Please keep an eye out for my nephew Brandon Crisp. He took off Thanksgiving Monday after a disagreement with his parents and hasn't been seen since.

My son was on Facebook late last night and came across an entry from his 15 year old cousin Samantha. Apparently her twin brother Brandon has been missing since Monday (Thanksgiving for us).

We quickly googled, and yes, it appears he ran away after an argument with his parents. His mom is my husband's sister.

Hubby quickly phoned the house and left a message to see if we can help.

Hopefully he's just holed up at a friend's house, making his parents sweat. Still, I'd like to hear some news.

My SIL left a message this morning at 7am, explaining the situation. She sounded upset, of course. She said if we were thinking of going up there (40 minute car trip to Barrie) they'll be out most of the day, working with the police.

Flyers in the regional papers were distributed this weekend, plus online. If any AW types in the Simcoe area are out and about today, keep an eye out for this kid.

Thanks, Yeshanu.

Thank you all. I just saw my SIL on the news. She looks so stressed. It was bad enough she had to deal with my MIL's passing just a couple of months ago.

Thanks for changing the thread title, mods. I should have thought to make it more specific.

Thank you.

The Toronto Star reports that today the Barrie Police will start a ground and air search.

I received an email from my BIL that there's still no news, but they narrowed the search to the Oro-Medonte area just northeast of town because of a possible sighting.

Sigh. His mom, my sister in law, works for the same newspaper chain I do, so there will be a lot of concerns at work tomorrow.

Thanks, OFG.

Here's a quote from Global News:

Crisp's bike was found at the side of a walking trail on Ridge Road by a passerby, but was later removed by unknown person(s). Police are asking anyone in possession of this bike to come forward.

Apparently it had been there Wednesday or Thursday, and the person reporting it didn't know the significance until now. It has since disappeared.

Angelika phoned this morning. It seems they're treating it as an abduction. Still no leads. I wish they'd find that bike so they can print it...

Thank you all so much. I have no new developments, but the 'net is full of stories right now. I saw his parents on YouTube and their faces almost broke my heart.

I also came across a very heated forum discussion on a gamer site arguing about whether the incident was the game's fault or the parents' fault. I so wanted to sign in and slap them all silly.