The Delta Police Department has taken over the case of missing teen Joseph Chen.
“On March 2nd, 2023, the Surrey RCMP started a missing person investigation centered on locating 14-year-old Joseph Chen [Surrey RCMP File 2023-33575]. Chen was reported missing after leaving Holy Cross School in the area of 162nd St and 88th Ave,” states the Delta Police Department.
As a result of information learned during the investigation, this missing persons file has been transferred to Delta Police.
This transition is consistent with provincial policy guiding missing persons investigations. While the DPD and the Surrey RCMP have been working collectively since the onset of this investigation, all tips and information regarding Joseph’s whereabouts should now be directed to the DPD.
On March 2nd, 2023, Joseph left school and boarded a BC transit bus, where he got off on Annacis Island in Delta. From there, CCTV footage on the Alex Fraser Bridge shows him walking southbound on the east sidewalk, but another nearby camera has no record of Joseph shortly after he was first spotted on the bridge.
Joseph has not used his Compass Card, cell phone, or bank card after being spotted on the bridge.
He described as a 14-year-old Asian male, 5’6” tall, 123 lbs, with shoulder-length black hair and brown eyes. Joseph was wearing a khaki jacket with brown pajama pants featuring teddy bears on the pant legs.
Investigators are seeking dash camera video or witnesses who may have seen Joseph on the Alex Fraser Bridge on March 2nd, 2023, between 3:30pm and 4:30pm. If you travelled over the Alex Fraser Bridge during this time and saw Joseph on the east sidewalk, or if you travelled over the Alex Fraser Bridge and have a dashcam in your car, please contact the Delta Police Department at (604)946-4411 and quote TIP file number 2023-5513.