Saturday, August 30, 2008
WE NEED TO KNOW
Need for Documentatiom
To document the viability of the program, ACIM has a Case Follow-up report that we send to the agency that has used the program. This report provides ACIM with documentation of program use and effectiveness.
A signed letter of participation from law enforcement agencies is also requested. This documents the desire of law enforcement agencies to use the ACIM program.
Over the course of the year, ACIM will be in contact with US Congressmen and Stare Legislators seeking finding for your area. ACIM makes use of the statistics derived from documentation to show the effectiveness of the program.
Agency usage reports are compiled and sent out every other month.
For more information go to: http://www.achildismiss.com/
To document the viability of the program, ACIM has a Case Follow-up report that we send to the agency that has used the program. This report provides ACIM with documentation of program use and effectiveness.
A signed letter of participation from law enforcement agencies is also requested. This documents the desire of law enforcement agencies to use the ACIM program.
Over the course of the year, ACIM will be in contact with US Congressmen and Stare Legislators seeking finding for your area. ACIM makes use of the statistics derived from documentation to show the effectiveness of the program.
Agency usage reports are compiled and sent out every other month.
For more information go to: http://www.achildismiss.com/
Thursday, August 21, 2008
A Child Is Missing - Yes it works.
North Carolina Police activated the A Child Is Missing Alert Program to help in the search for a missing 40 year old man. man had been missing for five days and more than 5,200 alert telephone calls were placed to the surrounding area. “Multiple tips were received and followed up by Police, which led to the his recovery and subsequent evaluation at a local hospital.
To learn more go to: www.achildismiss.com
To learn more go to: www.achildismiss.com
Saturday, August 9, 2008
A Child is Misiing - THE REAL THING
Rescuers recover lost childSix-year-old reported missing from Bluewater Park found after thorough search. by Katie Duffey
Managing EditorA thirsty child hunting for a drink resulted in a full-scale search involving six local agencies and two rattled parents Monday evening at Bluewater Park.Bobby Stevens Jr., 6, was fishing at the park with his father and sister when sometime after 6 p.m. he wandered away from the beach. "His father said he left because he was thirsty," said Monticello Police Officer Tony Stroup on the scene, after Stevens was recovered by police.Receiving the report of a lost child, the Monticello Police Department rallied local responders in search of Stevens. Calling in the dive team from the Monticello Fire Department - who began to sweep the waters at Bluewater as a precaution - Monticello Police Chief Curt Blount said that officers were hard at work canvassing the area, and that a phone call was placed to Florida-based agency
A Child is Missing.
Working hand and hand with local law enforcement agencies, ACIM enters pertinent information provided regarding the lost child, and phone calls are placed to homes neighboring the location the child was last seen."If we believe a case is not going to be an Amber Alert - if the child has simply walked away - the decision is made to call (A Child is Missing)," said Blount. "This is the first time in our area that we've really used this system. Tonight you can see that it really works."As responders were scouring the area for Stevens, Corner Cupboard employee Michelle Rogers unknowingly stood face to face with the object of their search. According to Rogers, Stevens walked into her Main Street establishment in search of his drink."He came in and he asked for a Bug Juice. He wanted one for him and one for his sister," said Rogers. "I asked him if he had any money, and he said that he didn't have any pockets so he didn't have any money with him."Rogers recounted that Stevens, who repeatedly asserted that his father was out in the car with his sister, eventually left the store - crossing the busy street without looking for traffic, and headed westbound."I knew right away in my gut that something wasn't right with him ... About an hour after he left the store I saw him again walking across the street," said Rogers, who at around 7:30 p.m. phoned the police. "My husband had come in, and I told him that that I felt like I should call the police. When I dialed 911 they said they were looking for a missing little boy."Able to provide dispatchers with an accurate description of Stevens, responders eventually located the boy on South Illinois Street. Rogers, who said a neighboring resident called the shop to report having received a phone call from ACIM officials, was relieved to have made the call."I'm really glad that I called the police and that he was OK when they found him," said Rogers. "He's a lucky little boy."Stevens' mother Mary, a Monticello native that was visiting with family downtown when she received the call regarding her son, agreed."This whole thing just really surprises me, because he never leaves our side when we're out anywhere," said Mary Stevens, who was thankful for the MPD's service. "I'm really glad they made that call (to ACIM)." Responding along with Monticello Police and Fire Departments was the Department of Natural Resources, Indiana State Police, White County Emergency Management Agency and Indiana Excise Police.
To learn more go to: www.achildismiss.com
Managing EditorA thirsty child hunting for a drink resulted in a full-scale search involving six local agencies and two rattled parents Monday evening at Bluewater Park.Bobby Stevens Jr., 6, was fishing at the park with his father and sister when sometime after 6 p.m. he wandered away from the beach. "His father said he left because he was thirsty," said Monticello Police Officer Tony Stroup on the scene, after Stevens was recovered by police.Receiving the report of a lost child, the Monticello Police Department rallied local responders in search of Stevens. Calling in the dive team from the Monticello Fire Department - who began to sweep the waters at Bluewater as a precaution - Monticello Police Chief Curt Blount said that officers were hard at work canvassing the area, and that a phone call was placed to Florida-based agency
A Child is Missing.
Working hand and hand with local law enforcement agencies, ACIM enters pertinent information provided regarding the lost child, and phone calls are placed to homes neighboring the location the child was last seen."If we believe a case is not going to be an Amber Alert - if the child has simply walked away - the decision is made to call (A Child is Missing)," said Blount. "This is the first time in our area that we've really used this system. Tonight you can see that it really works."As responders were scouring the area for Stevens, Corner Cupboard employee Michelle Rogers unknowingly stood face to face with the object of their search. According to Rogers, Stevens walked into her Main Street establishment in search of his drink."He came in and he asked for a Bug Juice. He wanted one for him and one for his sister," said Rogers. "I asked him if he had any money, and he said that he didn't have any pockets so he didn't have any money with him."Rogers recounted that Stevens, who repeatedly asserted that his father was out in the car with his sister, eventually left the store - crossing the busy street without looking for traffic, and headed westbound."I knew right away in my gut that something wasn't right with him ... About an hour after he left the store I saw him again walking across the street," said Rogers, who at around 7:30 p.m. phoned the police. "My husband had come in, and I told him that that I felt like I should call the police. When I dialed 911 they said they were looking for a missing little boy."Able to provide dispatchers with an accurate description of Stevens, responders eventually located the boy on South Illinois Street. Rogers, who said a neighboring resident called the shop to report having received a phone call from ACIM officials, was relieved to have made the call."I'm really glad that I called the police and that he was OK when they found him," said Rogers. "He's a lucky little boy."Stevens' mother Mary, a Monticello native that was visiting with family downtown when she received the call regarding her son, agreed."This whole thing just really surprises me, because he never leaves our side when we're out anywhere," said Mary Stevens, who was thankful for the MPD's service. "I'm really glad they made that call (to ACIM)." Responding along with Monticello Police and Fire Departments was the Department of Natural Resources, Indiana State Police, White County Emergency Management Agency and Indiana Excise Police.
To learn more go to: www.achildismiss.com
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
A Child is Mising Aductions Response
A Child is Missing Adduction Response
CHILD ABDUCTION RESPONSE TEAM (C.A.R.T.) NOTIFICATJON PROGRAMFor years the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has worked closely with A Child Is Missing as the resource to mobilize its C.A.RT. By providing A Child Is Missing with phone numbers of its team members, with a single phone call to A Child Is Missing, all C.A.R.T. members can be mobilized to a command post and set into action. The use of this Notification Program is spreading throughout the United States. Search and rescue groups, citizen search volunteers, and other groups can also utilize this Notification Program. Various CART groups in these states--Florida, Alaska, Ohio, Indiana, and Texas--are using the program successfully.
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CHILD ABDUCTION RESPONSE TEAM (C.A.R.T.) NOTIFICATJON PROGRAMFor years the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has worked closely with A Child Is Missing as the resource to mobilize its C.A.RT. By providing A Child Is Missing with phone numbers of its team members, with a single phone call to A Child Is Missing, all C.A.R.T. members can be mobilized to a command post and set into action. The use of this Notification Program is spreading throughout the United States. Search and rescue groups, citizen search volunteers, and other groups can also utilize this Notification Program. Various CART groups in these states--Florida, Alaska, Ohio, Indiana, and Texas--are using the program successfully.
To Subscribe to “ON THE SCENE" magazine to: achildismiss.com and sign up.
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Saturday, August 2, 2008
A Child Is Missing AIRPORT ALERT PROGRAM
AIRPORT ALERT PROGRAM
Once an airport, or the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the airport, provides key phone numbers to A Child Is Missing, the Airport Alert Program can be used to search for missing children, the elderly, and the disabled on an airport-wide or terminal-specific basis. In large crowded airports, this program can be particularly effective in increasing the number of eyes helping law enforcement search for a missing individual. This program is also a tool law enforcement can use in an abduction when there is suspicion someone may be trying to flee via airplane.
Once an airport, or the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the airport, provides key phone numbers to A Child Is Missing, the Airport Alert Program can be used to search for missing children, the elderly, and the disabled on an airport-wide or terminal-specific basis. In large crowded airports, this program can be particularly effective in increasing the number of eyes helping law enforcement search for a missing individual. This program is also a tool law enforcement can use in an abduction when there is suspicion someone may be trying to flee via airplane.
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