For weeks, Kenyon Barrow’s family waited, prayed and hoped for his safe return. Today, those prayers were answered. Police found the missing constable alive in Orange Walk after surveillance footage led investigators to an area he reportedly visited before vanishing on September eighteenth. While his discovery brings relief, several questions remain, including where he had been and why he disappeared. For now, police say Barrow’s wellbeing comes first. Police Staff Officer ASP Stacy Smith has the details.
Stacy Smith
ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer
“ The Belize Police Department wishes to inform the public that Police Constable Kenyon Barrow, who was reported missing on 18 September, 2026, was located in Orange Walk at approximately 10:30 AM today. PC Barrow was identified on a surveillance footage at the location that he was known to frequent prior to his disappearance. Upon learning this, police were immediately dispatched to the location where he was successfully located. While PC Barrow appears to be in relatively well physical condition, he is receiving medical treatment as a precaution. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance have not yet been established and remain a matter of further inquiry. The Belize Police Department extends its sincere gratitude to all those persons who assisted in the extensive searches that were being conducted to locate PC Barrow, as well as those persons who offered prayers and well wishes. The paramount consideration right now is the health and wellbeing of Mr. Barrow, and we are very grateful that his mother in particular and all those persons as well as department who care about him are able to rest a bit easier now knowing that he’s in custody, and we are prepared to provide the assistance that he needs on his road to recovery.”
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