VPD Chief Constable's Citation: Project Stuart Command Team
Channel: Vancouver Police Department
Date: 2019-03-15

In March 2018, after a lengthy custody battle and months of planning, a mother abducted her nine-year-old son. Over the next 19 days, a group of officers worked diligently to find the boy and bring him back home. 

The mother had researched ways to evade police and had taken elaborate steps to avoid capture, which made it a challenging case, even for experienced investigators. 

Detectives took calls, day and night. They coordinated their efforts with partner agencies, both locally and internationally. They combed through evidence, examining the smallest details, obtained warrants, and worked with the emotionally distraught family. 

They engaged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as the case took the investigators to Phoenix, Arizona. The mother was arrested, later pleading guilty to her charges, and the boy was reunited with his father.

For their tenacious commitment to finding a child and reuniting him with his family, the following members of the Project Stuart Command Team were awarded the Chief Constable’s Citation: Sergeant Christian Lowe, and Detective Constables Ross Clarke, Eve Koenning, Chad Mah, Craig Reynolds, Aida Rodriguez, Rachel Van Den Kerkhof, and Alice Yee.