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Police continue to search for missing boy Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou

WATCH: Kouadio Frederic Kouakou, father of a10-year-old boy who went missing Monday in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, believes his son was kidnapped and is pleading for his safe return – Mar 15, 2018

Police continue to search for missing 10-year-old boy Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou, exploring all possibilities.

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Police said Thursday night their search has time and again come up empty — but that doesn’t mean they’re giving up.

READ MORE: Montreal police continue search in park for boy, missing for over 48 hours

Officers say they’ve received multiple leads throughout the day, which they plan to analyze.

WATCH: Surveillance video has family of missing boy fearing he was kidnapped

A surveillance video from a nearby home shows Ariel walking by and turning around twice.

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The footage has Ariel’s dad convinced someone was following his boy and from there, things took a turn for the worse.

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“I would like to make an appeal to the person possible that is with my son to tell him that he’s a good boy, he can’t do harm to anybody, he’s a good boy, please let my son go,” said Kouadiou Frederic Kouakou.

Police wouldn’t comment on the video. They say they so far have no reason to believe Ariel has been kidnapped but are not discounting any theories.

Officers spent the day combing through the area where Ariel was last seen.

A provincial police helicopter surveyed the area.

READ MORE: So many volunteers joined the search for Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou that police told them to stop coming

Officers also used sonar to get a look beneath the water and to inspect the shoreline.

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Others searched on foot — even on horseback — going over every inch of the park.

The command post near Parc de la Merci will remain on-site.

Officers are encouraging anyone with any information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to come to the command post or call 911.

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