Updated: Thu Oct. 30 2008 1:34:15 PM

ctvtoronto.ca

Police are taking their search for a missing Barrie, Ont. boy south of the border, enlisting the help of a popular crime TV show.

"America's Most Wanted" is now featuring the case of 15-year-old Brandon Crisp on their website. Officials at the show say they are monitoring the case and might feature it on their show if police believe the avid gamer might have made his way to the U.S.

Crisp went missing on Oct. 13, Thanksgiving Day, after getting into a fight with his parents over his incessant video-game playing.

The boy left home on his bike and hasn't been seen since. His bike has since been recovered.

Police in Barrie say they are not ruling anything out and are investigating whether Crisp ventured into the U.S. to meet with people he met over the Internet, many of them American residents. His parents fear he might have possibly been taken against his will.

Meanwhile, friends, family and strangers who have been touched by the story gathered in Shanty Bay Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil and prayers. The vigil was organized through a Facebook group set up in honour of Brandon.

"We need to make Brandon aware that the light is there, there's a light of hope for him, and that we're lighting the way for him to find his way home," said Nancy Dickey, a Facebook group member.

Although police have ended their official ground search for the missing teen, the Ontario Provincial Police' cyber=crime unit is taking a look at Crisp's computer, his Xbox, text messages and emails for clues.