A high-stakes search for a missing two-year-old child from Tobago has expanded to include multiple specialized law enforcement and emergency agencies, with the national government’s top security official confirming the involvement of the homicide investigation team in the case.
During a Wednesday parliamentary sitting, Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander provided an official update on the disappearance of Angelo Tobias Plaza, a toddler from Goodwood, Tobago, in response to questions from Opposition Member of Parliament Marvin Gonzales. The young boy was first reported missing to authorities on May 11, triggering an immediate, large-scale search effort that has brought together a cross-agency coalition of first responders and investigators.
Beyond the lead Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), Alexander outlined that participating organizations include the TTPS Homicide Unit, the local Tobago investigative division, the national Fire Service, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management, the Coast Guard, and the national Child Protection Unit. Search teams have been combing the region for days, combining aerial, coastal, and ground searches with investigative work to locate the child. As of the minister’s parliamentary update, the toddler has not yet been located.
Gonzales repeatedly pressed Alexander to clarify whether TTPS investigators were officially treating the case as a missing person investigation or a confirmed criminal homicide. After Alexander noted that the inclusion of both the Child Protection Unit and Homicide Unit in the probe already answered that question, House Speaker Jagdeo Singh intervened to end the line of questioning, ruling that the query had already received a formal response from the minister.
Alexander added that the government will continue to release timely updates to the public as the investigation and search operations move forward, maintaining transparency around the high-profile case that has drawn attention across the twin-island nation.