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Show AA AJL HILLTOP TIMES Friday, May T7, 1985 'wifj icJiooi eiriftk! National Missing Children's Day will be observed May 25, and the following checklist is being offered for parents who may have to face the agony of deciding what to do if one of their children is missing. The list was compiled by SSgt. James W. West-gatcrime prevention NCO at Osan AB, Korea. He said, "Approximately 85 percent of the almost 2 million children reported missing in the United States every year return home safely," but added, "that's not a statistic to be left to chance." He says that in any missing child case, fast action by parents and law enforcement officials is critical Parents can do a number of specific things to aid the authorities' investigation. Sim se mmissiini! (slhildlirein) changes in behavior pattern. He says perhaps the most important thing is not to discount the possibility of abduction. Here are some additional tips by Sergeant Westgate: Think about where your child might be or could Alert the police forces of any transit authority. Check parkways and national parks near your home, particularly if your child might try to reach a divorced parent, camp friend or a favorite vacation area. There may have been problems, so when you have gone. Stay calm. talk to friends, neighbors, relatives or authorities Call the police and start procedures immediatewho may speak to your child, give them the mesly. Make certain that information about your child sage that, above all, you love your child and only is put into the National Crime Information Center want him or her home safely. computer by local law enforcement authorities. your child calls, communicate love and conLook for clues at home: in your child's room-no- tes, cern If for his or her safety, not fear, and not anger letters, missing clothing. Look at your teleabout the past. bills. Are there any unfamiliar long distance phone your child's disappearance. Make flicalls that might indicate where your child might ers Publicize a photo attached and include a description with have gone? Request duplicate bills if necessary. Parents should contact their local police departthat includes sex, age, height, weight, eye and hair Look for. clues in Ask the ment immediately if their child is missing and not your neighborhood. color, any identifying marks or scars, and details mail local of clothing or jewelry when last seen. Give your to carrier, come Dan building storekeepers, of Collett home, the expected says Utah Council for Crime Prevention in Salt Lake employees anyone who might have seen your name and telephone number or that of a law enforcechild. Check arcades and popular "hangouts." Inment officer. Post the fliers in store windows, at City. He said the most essential aid to police is curlocal form centers treatment and rent identification. "A current picture, legible hospitals, drug shopping malls, and anywhere you can. Enlist the children's shelters for are missthat a aid and of local newspapers and television stations. Take a you looking gerprints, ideally description height, weight, child. and to all hospitals and treatment centers. fliers hair ing child what the eye was wearing color, these are all enormous aids in giving concrete asLook for clues at your child's school. Speak to hire a private investigator, get references If sistance to the police," he stated. "Also identify all teachers, the principal, the guidance counselor and and you check them with the state's licensing carefully the locations your child would possibly go." your child's friends. Ask for their help. bureau, the Better Business Bureau or a consumer Check out all areas of your child's life: adults, protection agency. He said the next step to take would be notifying For additional help, contact the following agenthe school. "Ask about any suspicious activity if friends and peers, clubs, also your church. Talk with adult child looked have and cies: your up to, might SEARCH, 560 7th Ave., Englewood Cliffs, any strangers have been apprehended on the school any all leads. Tell child is missN.J. explore or phone (201) everyone Mr. your 07632, Child Find Inc., Collett continued. "Find out if there grounds," : P.O. Box 277, New Paltz, N.Y. 12561, or phone (914) has been a situation involving another child as ing and ask for help. Canvass distant friends and relatives to whom well." National Center on Missing and Exploitchild have ed your might gone. Children, P.O. Box 50180, Washington D.C. Mr. Collett says the best preventive measure to Search all locked or generally inaccessible areas 20004; or phone (202) take is monitoring the child's behavior, noting any such as roofs, basements and garages. 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