Flags wave outside the Whitehorse RCMP building. CKRW File Photo.
Whitehorse, YT – Yukon RCMP have arrested and laid charges against a Whitehorse man linked to the abduction of a nine-year-old girl in Porter Creek.
The 29-year-old Cameron David Penner was charged with kidnapping and related serious offences.
The nine-year-old girl was walking home alone around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday before she was forced into a vehicle along Grove Street. The child was reported missing at 9:53 p.m., but at 11:06 p.m. the girl was found safe by her parents in the same area.
RCMP have confirmed that a second child was also in the vehicle during the incident and they have been located safe.
Police arrested Penner on Tuesday evening with assistance from the Emergency Response Team and Police Dog Services. He appeared in court on Wednesday and remains in custody.
Authorities say the case did not meet the criteria for an Amber Alert.
RCMP thanked the public for tips and video footage that assisted the investigation.
