Other Alert Systems News (Other than Amber Alert)
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Posted 17 May 2007 - 10:10 AM
This thread is for news about alerting systems other than the Amber Alert.
Just to clarify, http://www.amberalert.gov/ is the official government site about the Amber Alert system, and http://www.amberalert.com is a for-profit site.
Stories about laws that are pending or passed should go under either the state or federal laws thread, depending on which one it pertains to.
Just to clarify, http://www.amberalert.gov/ is the official government site about the Amber Alert system, and http://www.amberalert.com is a for-profit site.
Stories about laws that are pending or passed should go under either the state or federal laws thread, depending on which one it pertains to.
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Jul 3, 2007 9:45 pm US/Pacific
Missing Child Found Thanks To Tracking Device
Kris Pickel Reporting
CBS13) ROSEVILLE, Calif. A local autistic child went missing recently but was finally found. It was all thanks to a new tracking device used by cops.
We hear these stories all the time, whether it's autism or Alzheimer’s, there are certain groups of people prone to wandering away - sometimes with disastrous results. Now, something no bigger than a piece of jewelry, can help bring them back home.
Donald is safe at home now, enjoying a movie with his five brothers and sisters. All are adopted and all are special needs.
Last Friday for no apparent reason, Donald decided to take off. When he disappears there's reason to panic.
This wasn't Donald’s first foray out on his own. That's why Roseville police fitted him with a special anklet that holds a tiny transmitter.
This mobile tracking system is called project lifesaver. Roseville police punched in Donald's personal frequency and followed the beeps.
“If we hadn't had the tracker to actually pin point his location we wound never found him,†says Ned Rosenbrook with the Roseville Police Department.
For a little boy, clever enough to make it past an alarm system and out into a big world, the tiny piece of technology will hopefully always bring him back home.
The Roseville police department has had project life saver for about a year. They have 30 people in the program. Donald was the first person they've ever actually tracked. The time he disappeared to the time he was back home was less than 2 hours.
Jul 3, 2007 9:45 pm US/Pacific
Missing Child Found Thanks To Tracking Device
Kris Pickel Reporting
CBS13) ROSEVILLE, Calif. A local autistic child went missing recently but was finally found. It was all thanks to a new tracking device used by cops.
We hear these stories all the time, whether it's autism or Alzheimer’s, there are certain groups of people prone to wandering away - sometimes with disastrous results. Now, something no bigger than a piece of jewelry, can help bring them back home.
Donald is safe at home now, enjoying a movie with his five brothers and sisters. All are adopted and all are special needs.
Last Friday for no apparent reason, Donald decided to take off. When he disappears there's reason to panic.
This wasn't Donald’s first foray out on his own. That's why Roseville police fitted him with a special anklet that holds a tiny transmitter.
This mobile tracking system is called project lifesaver. Roseville police punched in Donald's personal frequency and followed the beeps.
“If we hadn't had the tracker to actually pin point his location we wound never found him,†says Ned Rosenbrook with the Roseville Police Department.
For a little boy, clever enough to make it past an alarm system and out into a big world, the tiny piece of technology will hopefully always bring him back home.
The Roseville police department has had project life saver for about a year. They have 30 people in the program. Donald was the first person they've ever actually tracked. The time he disappeared to the time he was back home was less than 2 hours.
Kelly Murphy, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
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If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed on the post. All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers they seek in regards to the disappearance.
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Phone system helps find missing woman
December 21, 2007
Arapahoe County Sheriff's deputies used a national blast phone message program to find a mentally disabled woman who had wandered off.
It was the first time the system has been successfully used in Colorado, said Patrol Capt. Mark Fisher.
The 51-year-old woman, said to have a mental capacity of a four- or five-year-old, wandered away from a care giver about 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
After a futile search, officers contacted the Florida-based A Child is Missing Program.
Soon, residents and businesses in the area near where the woman was last seen received recorded messages asking them to be on the look-out for her.
She was found unharmed shortly after 7 p.m. at a restaurant.
Her first words to officers were, "I'm hungry," Fisher said.
Fisher declined to release the name of the woman.
A Child is Missing, located in Ft. Lauderdale, uses equipment that sends out phone messages at the rate of 1,000 per minute.
Using a combination of phone and map databases, A Child is Missing blasts out messages to targeted areas.
Typically the area is one square mile, Fisher said. But law enforcement agencies can specify a larger area or tailor the call area to include gathering places such as malls, Fisher said.
The message begins with the name of the law enforcement agency. Then it gives details of the lost person, such as physical description.
If a child is missing, the message will say whether a sexual predator is believed to be in the area.
In the Arapahoe County case, the missing woman was spotted by a diner in the restaurant. When the diner got home, she learned of the call from the sheriff's office.
Sheriff's deputies arrived at the restaurant within two minutes of receiving a tip from the diner, Fisher said.
Phone system helps find missing woman
December 21, 2007
Arapahoe County Sheriff's deputies used a national blast phone message program to find a mentally disabled woman who had wandered off.
It was the first time the system has been successfully used in Colorado, said Patrol Capt. Mark Fisher.
The 51-year-old woman, said to have a mental capacity of a four- or five-year-old, wandered away from a care giver about 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
After a futile search, officers contacted the Florida-based A Child is Missing Program.
Soon, residents and businesses in the area near where the woman was last seen received recorded messages asking them to be on the look-out for her.
She was found unharmed shortly after 7 p.m. at a restaurant.
Her first words to officers were, "I'm hungry," Fisher said.
Fisher declined to release the name of the woman.
A Child is Missing, located in Ft. Lauderdale, uses equipment that sends out phone messages at the rate of 1,000 per minute.
Using a combination of phone and map databases, A Child is Missing blasts out messages to targeted areas.
Typically the area is one square mile, Fisher said. But law enforcement agencies can specify a larger area or tailor the call area to include gathering places such as malls, Fisher said.
The message begins with the name of the law enforcement agency. Then it gives details of the lost person, such as physical description.
If a child is missing, the message will say whether a sexual predator is believed to be in the area.
In the Arapahoe County case, the missing woman was spotted by a diner in the restaurant. When the diner got home, she learned of the call from the sheriff's office.
Sheriff's deputies arrived at the restaurant within two minutes of receiving a tip from the diner, Fisher said.
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Posted 28 March 2008 - 09:45 PM
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New free service helps cops find man
( Sweet Home , Oregon)
March 26, 2008
"This is an urgent message from the Sweet Home Police Department."
Those words resulted in the location of a missing man last week, the first time Sweet Home police have used the new service called the "A Child is Missing Alert Program." The department implemented the free service at the beginning of the year.
The program is also used to find adults suffering from Alzheimer's or who have mental disabilities.
On March 18, a 35-year-old man with mental disabilities disappeared from his care home in the area of Ironwood and 12th streets.
Police received a report that he had left his foster care facility at approximately 6:30 a.m., Communications Supervisor Penny Leland said. It is not unusual for the man to wander away, she said. Police looked for him, but after an initial search, police notified the alert program at 10:38 a.m.
Within a minute, the system called hundreds of Sweet Home phone numbers, Leland said.
The call said, "This is an urgent message. Sweet Home Police Department is looking for a missing person in need of medical assistance in your area."
The message provided a detailed physical description of the man and what he was wearing and reported where he was last seen.
The message also instructed residents to call the police at 367-5183 and not to approach the missing person, Leland said, which alarmed some residents.
Leland received the message perfectly on her cell phone voicemail, she said, but on her home phone, the first part of the message was cut off and started with the description and then the warning.
"I think maybe a lot of people just didn't hear the first part," Leland said. Police officials are sending information and recordings to program officials based in Florida.
Police included the warning because when the missing man becomes frightened, he could be unpredictable, Leland said, "but he's not considered dangerous or anything like that."
But police could use the system to help locate persons who are dangerous, Leland said. They might use it in the event of a jailbreak or a prison break.
At 11:13 a.m., a Senior Center bus pulled up outside the department, Leland said. The bus driver, Martin Cotney got off the bus with the missing man.
Cotney reported that he had first noticed the missing man at approximately 7 a.m. about four miles out on Old Holley Road, Leland said. He didn't think anything of it at the time because he passes many who walk the road.
At about 9 a.m., he saw him again, near Holley Market, Leland said. The Senior Center contacted the bus driver by radio after the alert went out. As he returned from a stop in Crawfordsville, the bus driver saw the missing man again, on his way back into town about a mile outside Sweet Home on Highway 228.
The bus driver stopped and asked the man's name, Leland said. The man told him who he was and that he was lost and didn't know his last name. The bus driver transported him to the Police Department.
"It was the first time, and it worked," Leland said of the program. She estimated that the missing man had walked approximately 8.2 miles.
She didn't have the statistics on how many calls the system made, she said, but it can dial up to 1,000 phone numbers within 60 seconds of activating the alert system.
When an officer verifies that a child, elderly or disabled person is missing, police call the alert program. A program technician records an alert message and then activates the calling system to notify a neighborhood or community.
The program does not have unlisted numbers in its calling files, but it can add unlisted phone and cell numbers provided by owners who want to be contacted in case of a search in their area.
For further information, visit www.achildismissing.org or call Sweet Home police at 367-5181.
New free service helps cops find man
( Sweet Home , Oregon)
March 26, 2008
"This is an urgent message from the Sweet Home Police Department."
Those words resulted in the location of a missing man last week, the first time Sweet Home police have used the new service called the "A Child is Missing Alert Program." The department implemented the free service at the beginning of the year.
The program is also used to find adults suffering from Alzheimer's or who have mental disabilities.
On March 18, a 35-year-old man with mental disabilities disappeared from his care home in the area of Ironwood and 12th streets.
Police received a report that he had left his foster care facility at approximately 6:30 a.m., Communications Supervisor Penny Leland said. It is not unusual for the man to wander away, she said. Police looked for him, but after an initial search, police notified the alert program at 10:38 a.m.
Within a minute, the system called hundreds of Sweet Home phone numbers, Leland said.
The call said, "This is an urgent message. Sweet Home Police Department is looking for a missing person in need of medical assistance in your area."
The message provided a detailed physical description of the man and what he was wearing and reported where he was last seen.
The message also instructed residents to call the police at 367-5183 and not to approach the missing person, Leland said, which alarmed some residents.
Leland received the message perfectly on her cell phone voicemail, she said, but on her home phone, the first part of the message was cut off and started with the description and then the warning.
"I think maybe a lot of people just didn't hear the first part," Leland said. Police officials are sending information and recordings to program officials based in Florida.
Police included the warning because when the missing man becomes frightened, he could be unpredictable, Leland said, "but he's not considered dangerous or anything like that."
But police could use the system to help locate persons who are dangerous, Leland said. They might use it in the event of a jailbreak or a prison break.
At 11:13 a.m., a Senior Center bus pulled up outside the department, Leland said. The bus driver, Martin Cotney got off the bus with the missing man.
Cotney reported that he had first noticed the missing man at approximately 7 a.m. about four miles out on Old Holley Road, Leland said. He didn't think anything of it at the time because he passes many who walk the road.
At about 9 a.m., he saw him again, near Holley Market, Leland said. The Senior Center contacted the bus driver by radio after the alert went out. As he returned from a stop in Crawfordsville, the bus driver saw the missing man again, on his way back into town about a mile outside Sweet Home on Highway 228.
The bus driver stopped and asked the man's name, Leland said. The man told him who he was and that he was lost and didn't know his last name. The bus driver transported him to the Police Department.
"It was the first time, and it worked," Leland said of the program. She estimated that the missing man had walked approximately 8.2 miles.
She didn't have the statistics on how many calls the system made, she said, but it can dial up to 1,000 phone numbers within 60 seconds of activating the alert system.
When an officer verifies that a child, elderly or disabled person is missing, police call the alert program. A program technician records an alert message and then activates the calling system to notify a neighborhood or community.
The program does not have unlisted numbers in its calling files, but it can add unlisted phone and cell numbers provided by owners who want to be contacted in case of a search in their area.
For further information, visit www.achildismissing.org or call Sweet Home police at 367-5181.
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
AMBER Alert app for iPhone reports missing children
AMBERalert.com’s notification system is being turned into an iPhone application. AMBER alerts are intended to help recover missing children by notifying the public; the app will provide users with a real-time feed of recent alerts, including photos and descriptions of victims, suspects and vehicles wherever possible. The app will also come with a reporting feature, enabling people to report sightings so as long as an Internet connection is available.
Reports will moreover take advantage of an iPhone's GPS receiver, in order to send location and create a geographical search radius based on the number and pattern of reports provided. All information gained is expected to be forwarded immediately to appropriate state patrol barracks. The code should likewise become available as a platform for iPhone developers who want to make their titles AMBER-aware.
Users of the app will be able to choose how alerts are received; methods will range from a flashing icon in the navigation bar to a pop-up dialog box. AMBER Alert should be offered as a free download, though a release date has yet to be announced.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
AMBER Alert app for iPhone reports missing children
AMBERalert.com’s notification system is being turned into an iPhone application. AMBER alerts are intended to help recover missing children by notifying the public; the app will provide users with a real-time feed of recent alerts, including photos and descriptions of victims, suspects and vehicles wherever possible. The app will also come with a reporting feature, enabling people to report sightings so as long as an Internet connection is available.
Reports will moreover take advantage of an iPhone's GPS receiver, in order to send location and create a geographical search radius based on the number and pattern of reports provided. All information gained is expected to be forwarded immediately to appropriate state patrol barracks. The code should likewise become available as a platform for iPhone developers who want to make their titles AMBER-aware.
Users of the app will be able to choose how alerts are received; methods will range from a flashing icon in the navigation bar to a pop-up dialog box. AMBER Alert should be offered as a free download, though a release date has yet to be announced.
Kelly Murphy, Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
www.projectjason.org
Please help us in our mission as a 501 c 3 nonprofit: http://projectjason....y-campaign.html
If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed on the post. All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers they seek in regards to the disappearance.
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OIN Police employ new missing persons technology
Abbey Woodcock 04/03/09
The Oneida Indian Nation Police Department has formalized an agreement with “A Child Is Missing Alert Program†that has led to a high-tech method to search locally for missing children, elderly, college students, and persons who may be mentally or physically challenged or disabled.
Upon receipt of missing persons calls, the Oneida Indian Nation Police Department contacts the national headquarters of the non-profit organization in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The call, answered 24/7, 365 days a year by an Information and Mapping Technician, initiates a rapid process of information gathering and use of sophisticated mapping systems. A Child Is Missing then launches potentially thousands of calls within minutes with an alert message detailing the missing person’s description, last known whereabouts, and pertinent information. This alert message will also include an Oneida Indian Nation Police Departments phone number 829-8100 for use by anyone with information relating to the missing person.
“A Child is Missing†utilizes sophisticated computer mapping systems and trained technicians with the capacity to place 1,000 alert phone calls in one minute to residents and businesses in the area where someone has gone missing. To date the efforts of “A Child Is Missing†have been credited with more than 450 safe assisted recoveries.
Telephone numbers that are called by this program include listed numbers in the selected area, but do not include cell phone numbers, unlisted numbers, broadband/voice-over IP numbers, or TDD/TTY devices. These numbers can be added to ensure they, too, are called in the event of an alert. To enter your cell phone, unlisted, broadband/voice-over IP or TDD/TTY device number visit achildismissing.org and click on “add your name†to enter your name, number, and address. This information will only be used for emergency message alerts
OIN Police employ new missing persons technology
Abbey Woodcock 04/03/09
The Oneida Indian Nation Police Department has formalized an agreement with “A Child Is Missing Alert Program†that has led to a high-tech method to search locally for missing children, elderly, college students, and persons who may be mentally or physically challenged or disabled.
Upon receipt of missing persons calls, the Oneida Indian Nation Police Department contacts the national headquarters of the non-profit organization in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The call, answered 24/7, 365 days a year by an Information and Mapping Technician, initiates a rapid process of information gathering and use of sophisticated mapping systems. A Child Is Missing then launches potentially thousands of calls within minutes with an alert message detailing the missing person’s description, last known whereabouts, and pertinent information. This alert message will also include an Oneida Indian Nation Police Departments phone number 829-8100 for use by anyone with information relating to the missing person.
“A Child is Missing†utilizes sophisticated computer mapping systems and trained technicians with the capacity to place 1,000 alert phone calls in one minute to residents and businesses in the area where someone has gone missing. To date the efforts of “A Child Is Missing†have been credited with more than 450 safe assisted recoveries.
Telephone numbers that are called by this program include listed numbers in the selected area, but do not include cell phone numbers, unlisted numbers, broadband/voice-over IP numbers, or TDD/TTY devices. These numbers can be added to ensure they, too, are called in the event of an alert. To enter your cell phone, unlisted, broadband/voice-over IP or TDD/TTY device number visit achildismissing.org and click on “add your name†to enter your name, number, and address. This information will only be used for emergency message alerts
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Sheriff makes agreement with A Child Is Missing program
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Sheriff W. T. Smith of Burnet County has formalized an agreement with the A Child Is Missing alert program that has led to a high tech method now in place to search locally for missing children, missing elderly (often with Alzheimer’s), college students, and missing persons who may be mentally or physically challenged or disabled.
Upon receipt of a missing person call, Burnet County Sheriff’s Office will now make their first phone call to a toll free number that rings in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. This call, answered 24/7 everyday by a technician at A Child is Missing, initiates a rapid process of information gathering and sophisticated mapping systems which expedites thousands of phone calls within minutes with a customized recorded message detailing the missing persons description and last known whereabouts. The message will also include a Burnet County Sheriff’s Office phone number to be called by anyone who has information regarding the location of the missing person.
Sheriff makes agreement with A Child Is Missing program
4 hrs 3 mins ago
Sheriff W. T. Smith of Burnet County has formalized an agreement with the A Child Is Missing alert program that has led to a high tech method now in place to search locally for missing children, missing elderly (often with Alzheimer’s), college students, and missing persons who may be mentally or physically challenged or disabled.
Upon receipt of a missing person call, Burnet County Sheriff’s Office will now make their first phone call to a toll free number that rings in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. This call, answered 24/7 everyday by a technician at A Child is Missing, initiates a rapid process of information gathering and sophisticated mapping systems which expedites thousands of phone calls within minutes with a customized recorded message detailing the missing persons description and last known whereabouts. The message will also include a Burnet County Sheriff’s Office phone number to be called by anyone who has information regarding the location of the missing person.
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 05:11 AM
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Tri-State has new tool to locate missing persons
Posted: May 5, 2009 03:27 PM
Updated: May 5, 2009 03:28 PM
By Chad Sewich - bio | email
Posted by Sarah Harlan - email
TRI-STATE (WFIE) - Local law enforcement agencies are learning about a new high-tech tool to find missing children.
The program is called A Child is Missing, and while new to the Tri-State, the service is actually 12 years old and has led to hundreds of recoveries of missing children and adults.
Employees at Parkview Nursing Home in Evansville take security seriously, using key pad locks and other measures to keep residents from wandering away.
"And when the door is opened, there's an alarm that sounds to alert us that someone's going in or out," Mary Francis with Parkview Nursing Home said.
Of course, even with all of the precautions, there's always the risk a resident could leave unnoticed.
"That's always a possibility, but that has not happened here," Francis said.
If it did, the nationwide alert program, A Child is Missing, could help.
Law enforcement agencies are going through training to learn more about the free service which is based in Florida.
"All it takes is one phone call," Evansville Police Chief Brad Hill said. "No personnel from the police department, no maintenance issues. One phone call and the process gets started."
Although initially focused on reuniting children with their parents, A Child is Missing quickly grew to include college students and adults at risk, such as those with alzheimers.
The program works like this: after a law enforcement agency contacts A Child is Missing, the service uses it's computer mapping system to contact up to 1,000 residents and businesses within a minute in the area where the missing person was last seen.
"If you had a true abduction of a child, minutes are really critical," Hill said.
A Child is Missing works in concert with the Amber Alert program.
"An Amber Alert notifies the media, the TV, gets the highway signs up and what we're doing is we're calling directly to the citizens right around and letting them know," Chris Bray with A Child is Missing said. "So it's a two pronged attack."
Again, only law enforcement agencies can initiate A Child is Missing alert.
To date, the service has helped recover nearly 500 people.
The program can also be used to contact residents if a child predator has moved into their neighborhood.
©2009 WFIE. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Tri-State has new tool to locate missing persons
Posted: May 5, 2009 03:27 PM
Updated: May 5, 2009 03:28 PM
By Chad Sewich - bio | email
Posted by Sarah Harlan - email
TRI-STATE (WFIE) - Local law enforcement agencies are learning about a new high-tech tool to find missing children.
The program is called A Child is Missing, and while new to the Tri-State, the service is actually 12 years old and has led to hundreds of recoveries of missing children and adults.
Employees at Parkview Nursing Home in Evansville take security seriously, using key pad locks and other measures to keep residents from wandering away.
"And when the door is opened, there's an alarm that sounds to alert us that someone's going in or out," Mary Francis with Parkview Nursing Home said.
Of course, even with all of the precautions, there's always the risk a resident could leave unnoticed.
"That's always a possibility, but that has not happened here," Francis said.
If it did, the nationwide alert program, A Child is Missing, could help.
Law enforcement agencies are going through training to learn more about the free service which is based in Florida.
"All it takes is one phone call," Evansville Police Chief Brad Hill said. "No personnel from the police department, no maintenance issues. One phone call and the process gets started."
Although initially focused on reuniting children with their parents, A Child is Missing quickly grew to include college students and adults at risk, such as those with alzheimers.
The program works like this: after a law enforcement agency contacts A Child is Missing, the service uses it's computer mapping system to contact up to 1,000 residents and businesses within a minute in the area where the missing person was last seen.
"If you had a true abduction of a child, minutes are really critical," Hill said.
A Child is Missing works in concert with the Amber Alert program.
"An Amber Alert notifies the media, the TV, gets the highway signs up and what we're doing is we're calling directly to the citizens right around and letting them know," Chris Bray with A Child is Missing said. "So it's a two pronged attack."
Again, only law enforcement agencies can initiate A Child is Missing alert.
To date, the service has helped recover nearly 500 people.
The program can also be used to contact residents if a child predator has moved into their neighborhood.
©2009 WFIE. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Posted 14 May 2009 - 11:01 AM
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Local Agencies to Begin Using Missing Person Alert
David Wells Senior Web Producer
12:28 PM MDT, May 11, 2009
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SALT LAKE CITY - Local law enforcement agencies have a new tool in locating missing persons, and it doesn't cost them a cent. "A Child Is Missing" is the name of a Florida-based service that uses an automated system to quickly place thousands of phone calls in the area where a missing person was last seen. Salt Lake City police have already been using the system for several years. "It's been very helpful in locating kids whether it be one that's gone missing as a runaway that could have some odd circumstances or somebody who turns her back for a minute and a 3-year-old has gone missing," said Sgt. Kelly Kent of the Salt Lake City Police Department. FOX 13's Kirk Yuhnke has more.
Click here to add your info to the achildismissing.org database.
Local Agencies to Begin Using Missing Person Alert
David Wells Senior Web Producer
12:28 PM MDT, May 11, 2009
Video
SALT LAKE CITY - Local law enforcement agencies have a new tool in locating missing persons, and it doesn't cost them a cent. "A Child Is Missing" is the name of a Florida-based service that uses an automated system to quickly place thousands of phone calls in the area where a missing person was last seen. Salt Lake City police have already been using the system for several years. "It's been very helpful in locating kids whether it be one that's gone missing as a runaway that could have some odd circumstances or somebody who turns her back for a minute and a 3-year-old has gone missing," said Sgt. Kelly Kent of the Salt Lake City Police Department. FOX 13's Kirk Yuhnke has more.
Click here to add your info to the achildismissing.org database.
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Posted 04 June 2009 - 04:53 AM
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Radio-emitting bracelets help find missing people
Published: Wednesday, June 3, 2009
By KENDRA K. SPENARD
Dispatch Intern
WAMPSVILLE — A long-time concern of local caregivers is that their loved ones might wander off or go missing. People prone to wandering may have disorders like Alzheimer’s, autism, dementia or stroke.
Because of this, Madison County has acquired technology designed to protect such vulnerable citizens.
Sheriff Ronald I. Cary recently announced Project Lifesaver, a search and rescue, rapid recovery service for people who have the tendency to wander due to a disability.
Cary says that his department started making efforts to adopt the program after Oneida and Onondaga counties each launched the project in 2006. “We had a lot of locals calling and asking about the program after both neighboring counties introduced it,†says Cary.
He said his department started developing a budget that year to include the program, which cost $3,000 to adopt.
The county website explains how the program works, provides an online application, and gives specifics on enrollment, as well as costs and maintenance of the hardware. A newly enrolled client is visited by a certified instructor at the clients home so they can equip the new program participant with their personalized wristband transmitter.
Each wristband emits its own unique radio frequency, which can be tracked at any time to help locate and return any missing participants to their home. When a client leaves their pre-designated area, in most cases their home, an alert is sent to that transmitters receiver.
There are two receivers in Madison County. One is located at the Public Safety Office in Wampsville. The other is at the Morrisville Field Office. These receivers have the capability to be mounted in a patrol car for wide searches, but also can be used as a hand-held device in more narrow foot searches. According to the sheriff’s office Onondaga County has an aviation unit helicopter with a built-in receiver that can offer aerial support if necessary.
In Madison County five members of the sheriff’s office received special training and certification to properly respond to any alerts. These five were trained by instructors from Onondaga’s County Sheriff’s Office and have the knowledge necessary for the operation of the search and rescue radio equipment.
Project Lifesaver operators are also required to participate in additional training for the retrieval of all wandering persons. According to the sheriff’s office, wanderers are often anxious, untrusting and disoriented. Trained members must be able to approach, communicate with and gain the trust of the afflicted person. These capabilities are important in preparing the wanderer for their trip home.
“Up until this point it took a lot of resources to find a missing person,†says Cary. In the event of a missing persons case the sheriff’s office contacts the Fire Department, Search and Rescue and the other appropriate offices. The county office states that their highest priority is to ensure a speedy and safe recovery of all missing persons.
Before Project Lifesaver it could take hours or even days to find a missing person. Now recovery time can be measured in minutes. The nation average recovery time for clients enrolled in this program is about 30 minutes. Cary stresss how important this kind of quick response is, especially in the winter or other poor conditions.
Cary wants to remind caregivers that this program is not an incentive to pay less attention to enrolled persons. “It’s meant to be a good service that we hope will provide peace of mind for the community,†says Cary.
Clients pay a $99 start-up fee for the wristband transmitter. Every proceeding month there is a $30 continuation fee. “Kelly Seale, the community service aide, and the rest of our staff will work with anyone who is interested in this project and will try to facilitate their financial needs as best we can,†says Cary.
For more information on the Lifesaver Project call the Madison County Sheriff’s Office at (315) 366-2318 or visit:
www.madisoncountysheriff.us
Radio-emitting bracelets help find missing people
Published: Wednesday, June 3, 2009
By KENDRA K. SPENARD
Dispatch Intern
WAMPSVILLE — A long-time concern of local caregivers is that their loved ones might wander off or go missing. People prone to wandering may have disorders like Alzheimer’s, autism, dementia or stroke.
Because of this, Madison County has acquired technology designed to protect such vulnerable citizens.
Sheriff Ronald I. Cary recently announced Project Lifesaver, a search and rescue, rapid recovery service for people who have the tendency to wander due to a disability.
Cary says that his department started making efforts to adopt the program after Oneida and Onondaga counties each launched the project in 2006. “We had a lot of locals calling and asking about the program after both neighboring counties introduced it,†says Cary.
He said his department started developing a budget that year to include the program, which cost $3,000 to adopt.
The county website explains how the program works, provides an online application, and gives specifics on enrollment, as well as costs and maintenance of the hardware. A newly enrolled client is visited by a certified instructor at the clients home so they can equip the new program participant with their personalized wristband transmitter.
Each wristband emits its own unique radio frequency, which can be tracked at any time to help locate and return any missing participants to their home. When a client leaves their pre-designated area, in most cases their home, an alert is sent to that transmitters receiver.
There are two receivers in Madison County. One is located at the Public Safety Office in Wampsville. The other is at the Morrisville Field Office. These receivers have the capability to be mounted in a patrol car for wide searches, but also can be used as a hand-held device in more narrow foot searches. According to the sheriff’s office Onondaga County has an aviation unit helicopter with a built-in receiver that can offer aerial support if necessary.
In Madison County five members of the sheriff’s office received special training and certification to properly respond to any alerts. These five were trained by instructors from Onondaga’s County Sheriff’s Office and have the knowledge necessary for the operation of the search and rescue radio equipment.
Project Lifesaver operators are also required to participate in additional training for the retrieval of all wandering persons. According to the sheriff’s office, wanderers are often anxious, untrusting and disoriented. Trained members must be able to approach, communicate with and gain the trust of the afflicted person. These capabilities are important in preparing the wanderer for their trip home.
“Up until this point it took a lot of resources to find a missing person,†says Cary. In the event of a missing persons case the sheriff’s office contacts the Fire Department, Search and Rescue and the other appropriate offices. The county office states that their highest priority is to ensure a speedy and safe recovery of all missing persons.
Before Project Lifesaver it could take hours or even days to find a missing person. Now recovery time can be measured in minutes. The nation average recovery time for clients enrolled in this program is about 30 minutes. Cary stresss how important this kind of quick response is, especially in the winter or other poor conditions.
Cary wants to remind caregivers that this program is not an incentive to pay less attention to enrolled persons. “It’s meant to be a good service that we hope will provide peace of mind for the community,†says Cary.
Clients pay a $99 start-up fee for the wristband transmitter. Every proceeding month there is a $30 continuation fee. “Kelly Seale, the community service aide, and the rest of our staff will work with anyone who is interested in this project and will try to facilitate their financial needs as best we can,†says Cary.
For more information on the Lifesaver Project call the Madison County Sheriff’s Office at (315) 366-2318 or visit:
www.madisoncountysheriff.us
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