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Saskatoon Police Service officials provide an update on the Dawn Walker investigation on Aug. 8, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)

Saskatoon police say Walker facing charges in both Canada, U.S.

Aug 8, 2022 | 1:25 PM

The Saskatoon woman who went missing with her seven-year-old son in late July is facing charges in both Canada and the United States.

During a media conference Monday, the Saskatoon Police Service said Dawn Walker is facing charges in Canada of parental abduction in contravention of a custody order and public mischief, and charges in the U.S. related to using false identification to cross the border.

Walker and her son were last seen July 22 in Saskatoon at a business on the 300 block of Owen Manor.

Searches were conducted in the area to find the pair with no luck. On Friday, Walker and the boy were found in a rental unit in Oregon City, Ore.

On Monday, Saskatoon police said Walker used false identity documents to illegally cross into the United States. Police say they followed the trail of evidence to figure out Walker and her son were in Oregon.

Walker is in police custody and was to appear in an Oregon courtroom Monday. A media release from police said they were consulting with Saskatchewan justice officials to arrange for her extradition to Canada in the future.

The boy was reunited with a legal guardian on Friday and returned to Canada on Sunday.

More to come.