Surrey RCMP Urging Public To Remain Vigilant As Amber Alert For B.C. Siblings Enters 2nd Week

As the Amber Alert for two B.C. siblings who were allegedly abducted by their mother enters a second week, police say they’re focusing their search within the province while pursuing tips from Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Joshuah Bolton, 10, and his sister Aurora Bolton, 8, were expected to be returned to their father’s home in Surrey on July 17, following a scheduled trip to the Okanagan with their mother, Verity Bolton.

An Amber Alert for the siblings was launched two days later—exactly three weeks after the pair left for the camping vacation with their mother.

“All the information we can get is truly appreciated and it really does help us move forward with the investigation,” said Cpl. Vanessa Munn of Surrey RCMP Wednesday.

“It’s absolutely concerning that as this does continue to go on… people are seeing these photos everyday and they may become less vigilant—they’re not looking out for the children or the vehicles as much,”

The fact that Verity Bolton had access to her children in the weeks before they were reported missing has made it challenging to put together a timeline for where the siblings were during that time, according to Munn.

They’ve received tips from Alberta and Saskatchewan and are actively following up on all of them, but at this time none of those tips have been substantiated.

She says the search efforts are mainly focused on B.C.’s Interior and the area around Kamloops—the city where Verity Bolton was last spotted at a grocery store on July 15.

Surrey RCMP believed the children are travelling with three adults in a dark blue 2012 Dodge Ram 2500 with B.C. license plate SJ2708.

The vehicle has been seen towing three different trailers.

The other adults besides Verity Bolton, according to police, are her 53-year-old boyfriend Abraxas Glazov and her 74-year-old father Robert Bolton.

Investigators believe the alleged abduction was pre-planned, and that the children have been moved “off the grid.”

If you have the children in “direct view,” Mounties say to call 911.

And if you have information on the whereabouts of the children, police are directing tips to a dedicated phone line: 604-599-7676 or SurreyAmberAlert@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.