For record, here's what the police actually said:
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“We have looked into the social media post of a local resident/sports broadcaster regarding an alleged abduction of his baby daughter,” DRPS said.
“Although this was not reported to us, we can confirm the baby has been/continues to be safe with her biological mother in the Peterborough area.”
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It makes no claim of who was supposed to have custody, or where the child was supposed to be, but that the child has been and continues to be safe and with the biological mother.
Dan also suggested that it wasn't a Durham police matter. This could mean that he reported it to a different police, which would easily explain why Durham said it wasn't reported to them. It doesn't automatically mean that it wasn't reported to police, period.
This is what Dan said this morning:
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On Friday morning, O’Toole responded to criticism he had received for taking his custody issue to social media.
“A 5 week old baby. 5 weeks. A child that was supposed to be in my care. 5 weeks old. I’ve still haven’t seen a picture of her, let alone held her. Yet my character called into question? Attacked. Defamed. People ‘question’ the story? I have no words. I’m done.”
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So, maybe it's a matter of split custody, and Dan was supposed to have the baby for a period during these 5 weeks yet hasn't seen them for birth, and hasn't been able to contact the mother. We don't know, we can't know from what's available, and it's pretty unlikely we will learn.
The point being, jumping to foregone conclusions (oh, it's definitely this, that much is clear!) is dumb. It's insensitive, but it's also very dumb, and people look dumb for doing it.
We don't know the situation. What is it to anyone's benefit to pretend like they do and theorize as though this is just more entertainment to consume? This is a human being.