{"id":816165,"date":"2026-07-21T10:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/816165\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:42:12","slug":"parker-wells-calgary-police-warn-of-ai-images-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/816165\/","title":{"rendered":"Parker Wells: Calgary police warn of AI images, video"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the search for Parker Wells enters the fifth day, police are releasing new surveillance footage of the missing boy. <\/p>\n

If you\u2019re using artificial intelligence to create or edit materials related to the search for Parker Wells, just stop, Calgary police ask.<\/p>\n

Or if you encounter such content about the missing 11-year-old, police ask that you not share it.<\/p>\n

Police took to social media<\/a> on Monday \u2014 Day 5 since the initial advisory that the boy had gone missing \u2014 to talk about the impact AI-generated images and video are having on their investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are aware of AI-generated, altered and unverified images and videos circulating online that claim to show Parker or provide information about his whereabouts,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n

Among examples shown by police was a false report stating the 11-year-old had been found dead.<\/p>\n

The search for the boy is very much still active, and the hope remains that he will be found alive.<\/p>\n

Acting Staff Sgt. Scott Guterson called such false reports \u201cdespicable.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said police \u201cdon\u2019t have the ability to stop bad information\u201d but ask that people \u201cput yourself in the shoes of the family.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe ask members of the public to refrain from creating or sharing altered images, AI-generated content or unconfirmed reports about Parker,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you encounter AI-generated images, altered videos or unofficial posts claiming to provide updates on Parker, please report the content to the platform and refrain from sharing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Police said this material \u201ccan create confusion, spread misinformation and divert investigative resources away from credible leads.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe CPS carefully reviews and assesses all information received as part of this investigation,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny photographs, videos or updates that have been verified by investigators and are appropriate for public release will be shared directly through our official channels.\u201d<\/p>\n

CCTV or dash-cam footage can be uploaded directly to police online, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"The search for Parker, 11, continued in Calgary on Sunday. \u2018Harmful to families\u2019<\/p>\n

Amanda Pick, Missing Children Society of Canada CEO, echoed police in asking those creating or editing materials with AI to stop.<\/p>\n

Pick said the ask of everyone else to not share such content is key to stopping the flow.<\/p>\n

She said you \u201chave an action there, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t reshare. Don\u2019t share that information, because it actually is harmful to the families,\u201d Pick said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we see people sharing negative conclusions around Parker\u2019s location, that\u2019s horrific.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan you imagine being impacted … if that was your child? It\u2019s already the most horrific experience this family will go through.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Search for Parker, July 18, 2026 The search for Parker, 11, grew Friday night across Calgary. The search for Parker<\/p>\n

Hundreds of police officers and trained volunteers are involved in the search.<\/p>\n

Calgarians are all asked to check their properties and keep an eye out.<\/p>\n

Parker went missing from his day home in the 0 to 100 block of Connaught Drive N.W. sometime between 11:08 and 11:41 a.m. on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Articles of clothing believed to belong to Parker were found that same day around noon in the 0 to 100 block of Northmount Drive N.W.<\/p>\n

At 12:52 p.m. that day, he was seen in CCTV footage in the 5000 to 6000 block of Travis Crescent N.E.<\/p>\n

Parker is 4\u201911\u201d tall (150 cm) and approximately 90 pounds (41 kg) with brown hair and brown eyes.<\/p>\n

When he was last seen, Parker was shirtless, wearing dark shorts and black noise-cancelling headphones.<\/p>\n

Parker is neurodivergent and non-verbal and may become even more scared if confronted by strangers.<\/p>\n

If you locate Parker, you\u2019re asked not to approach him, and to instead keep him in sight and call 911.<\/p>\n

Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With files by Kevin Green, Melissa Gilligan<\/p>\n

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