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Embro-area wman still -" , O O r'IIllSSlIlg 0 It 'EMBRO -- An 18-year--old Embro-- --area missing person has still not been located Const. Ray Dobbs, of the Woodstock OPP detachment, said today .1.),.John Sherwood. a Stratford Central secondary student, has {,been missing since Nov 10. ' Mr. Sherwood has not been at school and has not contacted his 'family since that time; however police say a friend reported see- ing him on a main street in Strat-- ford as late as Nov. 2:"). Const. Dobbs said Mr. Sher- wood has not broken any laws, but that the family and police r concerned because of i "abrupt change in behavior." Mr. Sherwood drives a grey, two-door 1986 Chevrolet Cavalier, licence plate 579 ltCll. He is described as five feet, six inches tall, with dark brown hair and blue eyes. He weighs be- tween 115 and 120 pounds. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Mr. Sherwood is asked to contact the police. DDDSTDDK- IIIGEIISDll, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DEDEIIIDEII ID, I992 Embro family agonizes , over son's disappearance Dy SIISAII IIIIYK % EMBRO ---- John Sherwood's family has a special Christmas wish. They want the 18-year--old home for Christmas. Dorothy Racknor, the teen- ager's grandmother, says he, has been missing for more than a month and the family is very worried. "If people could only pray for him those prayers will open doors," she said with tears run- ning down her face. Until Nov. 12, Sherwood lived with 'his family in Embro. He was attending Grade 12 at a Stratford high school and work- ing part-time. At this point Racknor hopes the power of prayer is enough. Ontario Provincial Police, neighbors and family members have been searching for Sher- wood since his disappearance ind so far there is no word on nis whereabouts. Sherwood is five-foot-six, weighs 115-120 pounds and has dark brown hair and blue eyes. A poster the family has circu- lated throughout Oxford and Perth counties says Sherwood was last seen in the Stratford area Nov. 12 with Richard D. Coulter, 38. Sherwood was driv- ing a 1988 grey Chevrolet Cava- lier with a red pinstripe, red inte- rior and licence plate 579 RCH. Two withdrawals were made from Sherwood's bank account shortly before he disappeared. On Nov. 11, money was taken from his account using a bank machine. He made another with- drawal Nov. 12 in person where he took out the remaining funds. The total amount was just under $400. FDlIl PlAY IDT SDSPECTED Police say there have been re- ports of sightings of Sherwood in the Stratford area as late as Nov. 25. The last time he was seen he was alone. DDDSTDDK-'"'IEIISDll, ONTARIO, THURSDAY DEDEMBEII 3|, '92 _.._.__ \? Family continues praying for return of missing Embro student Dy DAILY SEITIIEI- ~IIEYIEW STAFF "x EMBRO -- There is still no word yet on the whereabouts of 18-year-old John Sherwood. Police say the teenager was reported missing Nov. 12 by his family. He was last seen in the Stratford area where he was a Grade 12 student at a local high school A family plea to hear from the teenager or anyone who knows of Sherwood Racknor. It has been a trying time for family and friends since he went his whereabouts w e n t u n - a n s w e r e d at 3 Christmas. "We thought C h r i s t m a s might bring out the best in peo- ple but. 7' said his grand- mother Dorothy JOHN SHERWOOD,, who lived with his family'in Embro until Nov. 12, has been miss- ing for more than a month. He was attending Grade 12 at a Stratford high school and working part--time. Although Woodstock OPP have registered Sherwood on a Can- ada-wide system for missing per-- sons, they have no reason to sus- pect foul play, said Const. Ray Dobbs. Police are looking for the teen- ager, but Dobbs said if he,is found police would relay the message that his family is con- cerned about him. As an adult, Sherwood has the right to live wherever he chooses, said Dobbs. While police search for Sher- wood, they are not searching for Coulter. "Because of information re- ceived from the Sherwood family we have looked at his residence but we have no reason to search for him, no one has reported him CONVENIENT HOME DELIVERY $2 ' SINGLE COPY 47c + 3' GST - missing," Dobbs said. The police would like to speak to Coulter to ask if he knows of Sherwood's whereabouts, said Dobbs. Sherwood worked for Coulter on a Kintore-area farm recy- cling wood pallets. He had the job or about a month before he went missing. "This is out of character for him to do this," said Racknor. "He had no reason to leave." Racknor said the day before her grandson went missing he put a $50 deposit down for a school band trip to Washington, D. C He plays the bass clarinet. The night "before he went missing, Sherwood told his fam- ily he was attending a prayer meeting in Kitchener , with Coulter. Racknor said it Was the first prayer meeting he had at- tended. School officials told police it was unusual for. Sherwood to miss/school or band rehearsal but had started skipping both in the weeks prior to disappearing, said Dobbs. "We are a very close family," said Racknor. "If he could call he would, he would never put his mother through this type 01' ag- ony.' Since Sherwood's disappea- rnce, his family has searched the area between where he worked and his house and beyond looking for the teen or clues to his where- abouts. The family has also checked out nearby cities looking for his car, a Cavalier and con- tacted used car dealers looking for the vehicle. "We don't know what we're looking for, we just keep looking," she said. Anyone with information on Sherwood's whereabouts is asked to call the Ontario Provin- cial Police at [-800-265-7191. WEEKL' J' DAIL' missing, she says. Sherwood is the son of Debbie and Gary Sher- wood of Embro. "We just keep on hoping and praying," she said Along with investigations by the Ontario Provincial Police, the family has been posting pictures of Sherwood throughout Oxford County and the Stratford area The poster says that Sherwood was last seen in Stratford Nov. 12 with Richard D. Coulter, 38, who the teenager worked for at the time Sherwood was driving a 1988 grey Chevrolet Cavalier with a red pinstripe, red interior and 1i- cence plate 579 RCH. Police say there have been re- ported sightings of Sherwood in Stratford as late as Nov. 25. Sher- wood has been registered on a Canada-wide system as a missing person. Police say there are not looking for Coulter because no one has re- ported the man missing, although police would like to talk to him about the teenager's wherea- bouts Sherwood is five-foot-six,115- 120 pound with dark brown hair and blue eyes. Anyone with information to the teenagers whereabouts is asked . to call Ontario Provincial Police at 1-800-265-7191.