EDMONTON—The RCMP publicly apologized to the family of Amber Tuccaro for failing to properly investigate her disappearance nine years ago and unveiled a new poster for her ongoing murder investigation on Thursday.Amber, a member of Mikisew Cree First Nation from Fort Chipewyan, disappeared from the Edmonton area on Aug. 18, 2010 while riding in a vehicle with an unknown man in rural Leduc County. Her remains were found on Sept. 1, 2012 in a rural area south of the city. She was 20 years old.On Thursday, Alberta RCMP Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki publicly apologized to the family at a press conference for a series of failings during the initial investigation.“I fully acknowledge that the early days of our investigation into Amber’s disappearance required a better sense of urgency and care,” Zablocki said. “The Leduc detachment’s initial missing persons investigation was not our best work and was not in line with our established policies and guidelines … On behalf of the RCMP, I am truly sorry.”But for the Tuccaro family, it’s too little too late.Read more:‘I’m ready for this apology’ and answers from the RCMP, mother of Amber Tuccaro saysReport outlines series of RCMP failures in botched Amber Tuccaro investigationReport on missing and murdered Indigenous women leaves unanswered questions for family of Amber TuccaroAmber’s mother, Tootsie Tuccaro, pointed out at the press conference that an apology to the family was one of 17 recommendations in a report that came as a result of her complaint to the RCMP’s Civilian Review and Complaints Commission. Her son Paul noted that when they asked an officer they were dealing with in 2014 for an apology, he said it wasn’t warranted.“As of right now, the apology doesn’t mean anything to me, because they did it because they were told to … An apology needs to be heartfelt. Not just words,” Tootsie said, addin ...
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