Story: On December 6, 2008 at approximately 3:00pm, the Abington, Massachusetts Police Officer Michael Carini called A Child Is Missing and activated the Alert Program to assist in his agency’s search for a twelve year old girl who had gone missing from the 100 block of North Avenue in Abington that morning. According to Officer Jacob Poulin, one of the residents who received an alert saw the missing girl in the area of the woman’s apartment complex in the 100 block of Wales Street in Abington. This information led Police directly to the girl and she was safely recovered.

Story: On Wednesday, December 3, 2008 the Hayti, Missouri Police Department phoned A Child Is Missing and activated the Alert Program to help in their search for a seven year old boy who had gone missing at approximately 4:00pm that day. The A Child Is Missing Recovery Specialist took the necessary information, mapped the area surrounding the 600 block of West Grant Street in Hayti where the boy had last been seen, and launched more than 3,400 alert calls. This resulted in 30-40 calls with information being made by residents to Hayti Police. One of the callers, after receiving an alert call, remembered seeing the missing boy with someone else a short time earlier. The caller was able to lead Police to the boy who was safely recovered.

Story: After more than 2,800 alert calls were placed to the area surrounding the 800 block of Kerns Dive in Lebanon, Ohio, more than 40 calls were received by Lebanon Police from residents who had received an alert call and had information. Communications Supervisor, Todd Tolliber had activated the A Child Is Missing Alert Program seeking assistance locating a man in need of medical assistance. Information gained from the calls to Police from residents enabled Lebanon Police to safely locate the man near his home.

Story: Custer County, Oklahoma Sheriff’s Office - On November 29, 2008, the Custer County, Oklahoma Sheriff’s Office called A Child Is Missing to activate the Alert Program regarding the search for an 11 year old girl who had gone missing at 8:00am that day. After placing more than 1,700 alert calls to the area surrounding where she had last been seen, Custer County Sheriff’s Office received two calls from the public in response. The first caller was a man who had given the girl a ride to Corn, Oklahoma that day and the second from a woman who said the girl had been in her place of business in Corn several times that day. This information led directly to the girl’s recovery.

Story: On the morning of November 21, 2008, the Des Moines, Iowa Police Department located a child approximately three years of age and began a search for the child’s family. To assist the search, Des Moines Police phoned A Child Is Missing which placed more than 3,500 alert calls. The alert message described the girl, her clothing, and her approximately and asked that anyone with knowledge of the girl or her family call Police. One of the alert calls was received by a woman who helped the girl’s family when they first came to the United States. The woman recognized the girl’s first name which Police were able to ascertain and the girl was reunited with her family.

Story: Hamilton County, Ohio Sheriff’s Office - An 81 year old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia wandered away from her car at approximately 7:00pm while her daughter was shopping at a large department store on Highland Avenue in Columbia Township, Ohio on November 21, 2008. Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived to investigate and immediately activated the A Child Is Missing Alert Program. Hamilton County K-9 units and the agency’s helicopter were also deployed to search for the woman. She had last been seen in the 5800 block of Kennedy Avenue in Hamilton County when she when she walked into someone’s house, frightening the resident who called police as the elderly woman left. Upon hearing the message on the A Child Is Missing alert, nearby residents Mark Wright and his son Ethan, “took it upon themselves to search the area for [the missing woman] and they were successful in locating her,” the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office news release read.