UPDATE: Police in B.C.’s Interior say they’ve safely located a man who was ordered to return his four children to their mother.
On Friday, Salmon Arm RCMP announced they were looking for Jeremy Beattie, 44, who was said to be travelling with his four children, but noted there was no immediate risk to them.
On Saturday afternoon, police announced that he had been located, along with the four children, who were said to be all safe.
In a statement, Salmon Arm RCMP thanked the community and media “for their assistance in bringing this matter to a safe conclusion.”
ORIGINAL STORY:
Police in B.C.’s Interior are requesting the public’s help as they look for a man who has been ordered to return his four children to their mother.
Salmon Arm RCMP say Jeremy Beattie, 44, is bound by a Family Court Order preventing him from having further contact with his children.
Police believe Beattie may be driving a purple 2007 Chevrolet Uplander with B.C. license plate SM0-45K.
RCMP also said that Beattie typically lives away from large centres in an ‘off-grid’ lifestyle and that he possesses firearms.
“We do not believe there’s an immediate risk to the children,” said Cpl. James Grandy.
“However, Mr. Beattie is now bound by a Family Law Act protection order which has ordered him to return the children to their mother.”
Beattie is described as a Caucasian male who is 5-9 and weighs 186 pounds. He has brown hair and grey eyes.
If you have any information on Beattie’s whereabouts, please contact the Salmon Arm RCMP detachment at 250-832-6044 or call 911.