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Updated: Police asking residents to check their property for missing teen

Map of search area posted online - residents asked to fill in form indicating they have checked their property
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Greater Sudbury Police are asking people to check their properties, including sheds, outbuildings, stored boats and vehicles for 16-year-old Enoch Kim, who went missing Tuesday night. Supplied photo.

Updated Dec. 24 at 2:40 p.m.

The search continues for missing 16-year-old Enoch Kim.

Officers are in the areas of Moonglo, Bouchard Street, Southview Drive and Kelly Lake Road going door-to-door asking citizens if they have searched their property.

If citizens indicate they have not searched their property, the officer will ask if they may search the property including any structures.

Business owners within the area are also asked to check their property thoroughly including outbuildings, parked vehicles and vessels, sheds and any other structures that may provide shelter.

A map of the search area has been posted to the Greater Sudbury Police Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

"We are asking that residents and business owners, whose property is located within the area shown, thoroughly check all structures and parked vehicles," said a GSPS news release.

"Once you have checked all of your property please visit our website, www.gsps.ca and click the link to complete the form indicating that your property has been cleared. This information will assist our Officers in identifying what residences and businesses have been checked for Enoch."

Officers continue to follow-up on all leads and tips as they are reported to Police.

Updated Dec. 23 at 2:25 p.m.

The Greater Sudbury Police search and rescue efforts continue with the support of the North Shore Search and Rescue.

Officers are in the areas of Moonglo and Kelly Lake Road going door-to-door asking citizens if they have searched their property. If citizens indicate they have not searched their property, the Officer will ask if they may search the property including any structures.

Business owners within the area are also asked to check their property thoroughly including outbuildings, parked vehicles and vessels, sheds and any other structures that may provide shelter.

A map of the search area has been posted to the Greater Sudbury Police Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

"We are asking that residents and business owners, whose property is located within the area shown, thoroughly check all structures and parked vehicles," saod a GSPS news release.

"Once you have checked all of your property please visit our website, www.gsps.ca and click the link to complete the form indicating that your property has been cleared. This information will assist our Officers in identifying what residences and businesses have been checked for Enoch."

Officers continue to follow-up on all leads and tips as they are reported to Police.

Updated Dec. 22 at 4:25 p.m.

Greater Sudbury Police Search and Rescue efforts continued throughout the day with the assistance of the North Shore Search and Rescue.

The OPP helicopter has completed the aerial search of the area.

Enoch Kim has not been located.

This evening, Greater Sudbury Police Officers with the assistance of Auxiliary Officers will be going door-to-door in the area of Southview Drive and Kelly Lake Road as part of the Notification of Community Crime Program (N.O.C.C.) to inform citizens of the ongoing investigation and to ask them to check their property for the youth.

Officers will continue to search the area and respond to tips and leads as they come in to Police.

"Enoch’s family is extremely worried about him and they want him to know that he is not in trouble and to please come home, call home or call the Police," said a release from the GSPS.

Updated Dec. 22 at 7:25 a.m.

Greater Sudbury Police are asking people to check their properties, including sheds, outbuildings, stored boats and vehicles for 16-year-old Enoch Kim, who went missing Tuesday night.

Ground search teams made up of police and civilians scoured the Kelly Lake Road and Southview Drive areas for the boy yesterday, a press release put out last night around 10 p.m. said.

The OPP helicopter also conducted an aerial search of the area.

Police officers have checked area businesses, distributing Kim's photo and following up from tips from the public. 

Anyone with any information is asked to call police at 705-675-9171 or Crime Stoppers at 705-222-8477. Even the smallest bit of information could prove invaluable to locating the boy safe and sound, say police.

Original story:

The Greater Sudbury Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing 16-year old boy named Enoch Kim.  

Enoch is described as standing 5-4, weighing 121 pounds, with short black hair and dark brown eyes.  

He was last seen wearing light-blue checkered pyjamas pants, black winter boots and a dark blue fleece hoodie with orange letters on the front. 

Enoch was last seen at 9:20 p.m. last night (Dec. 20) walking westbound on Bouchard Street heading toward Kelly Lake Road. *

Anyone with any information is asked to call police at 705-6759171 or Crime Stoppers at 705-222-8477. 

*Correction: The original release said Enoch Kim was last seen at 11:20 p.m. on Kelly Lake Road. That has been corrected.