As of 7/31/2010 - 730 Safe Recoveries & Counting...   igive

Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Elderly - Recovered: 7/21/2010
Story: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Oklahoma County) Police Department Wednesday, July 21, 2010. Lieutenant Buckley contacted A Child Is Missing Alert at 12:30 pm regarding an 80 year old woman that had gone missing from the 13000 Block of North Pennsylvania Avenue. The woman suffers from Alzheimer’s...

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Location: Centennial, CO

Child - Recovered: 7/18/2010
Story: Arapahoe County, Colorado Sheriff’s Office On Sunday, July 18, 2010, a 7 year old girl suffering from mental illness was reported missing from a group home in Denver. Sergeant Lebsack activated A Child Is Missing Alert as his agency had done with successful results several times...

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Location: Johnson City, TN

Children - Recovered: 7/15/2010
Story: Washington County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office On the morning of Thursday, July 15, 2010, Lieutenant Gregg activated A Child Is Missing Alert to assist his agency in searching for a mentally challenged 16 year old girl that had gone missing sometime during the night. More than 1,500...

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Location: Pensacola, FL

Elderly - Recovered: 7/10/2010
Story: Pensacola, Florida (Escambia County) Police Department “On 7-10-10, the Pensacola Police Department received a call in reference to an elderly gentleman that wandered away from his residence. The gentleman had been diagnosed with dementia. The complainant searched for over an hour after she discovered her...

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Location: Yorkville, IL

Children - Recovered: 7/10/2010
Story: Kendall County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office On Saturday, July 10, 2010, Deputy Brautigam was working a case involving a 16 year old boy that had run away the previous evening. Also heightening the sense of urgency was that the boy was believed be carrying a gun and...

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Location: Bountiful, UT

Elderly - Recovered: 7/8/2010
Story: Bountiful, Utah (Davis County) Police Department Thursday, July 8, 2010. A 92 year old woman suffering from dementia walked away from a care center the previous afternoon and hadn’t been seen since. Chief Ross activated A Child Is Missing Alert to aid his agency in her...

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Location: Peru, IN

Children - Recovered: 7/7/2010
Story: Peru, Indiana (Miami County) Police Department On Wednesday, July 7, 2010, Officer Lloyd activated the A Child Is Missing Alert to assist his agency in searching for two missing teen girls that had run away from their foster home. More than 2,500 alert calls were placed...

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Location: Ellenville, NY

Elderly - Recovered: 7/7/2010
Story: Ellenville, New York (Ulster County), Police Department At 6:25pm on Wednesday, July 7, 2010, Lieutenant Doria activated A Child Is Missing to assist his agency in searching for a missing 75 year old man that had gone missing at 11:30 am that morning. Police and family...

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Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Children - Recovered: 7/1/2010
Story: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Oklahoma County) Police Department At approximately 2am on Thursday, July 1, 2010, A Child Is Missing Alert received a call from Lieutenant Cooper who leading the search for an 8 year old boy that had gone missing a few hours earlier. Despite the...

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Location: Gray, GA

Disabled - Recovered: 6/22/2010
Story: Jones County, Georgia Sheriff’s Office On Tuesday, June 22, 2010, Major Burnett notified the A Child Is Missing Alert of an autistic 30 year old man who had gone missing from a group home in Gray at 4pm. Because the area is very rural, only...

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Things...
  • Children tend to gravitate to water (rivers, creeks, lakes, ponds, drainage ditches, etc).- ACIM Case History
  • Alzheimer's patients tend to walk in a straight line. Often for miles.- ACIM / Alznews.org
  • A detailed description of the missing person could be…
    the difference.- ACIM Case History
  • ACIM is part of the Child Abduction Response Program (C.A.R.T.)- FL, OH & TX C.A.R.T programs
  • A Missing Person's cell # has been used to help locate them with specilized targeted alerts.- ACIM / Law Enforcement
  • Take a look under the bed, table, storage room, closet, etc.- ACIM Case History
  • ACIM can e-x-p-a-n-d the calling area of any alert, if need be.- ACIM
  • Most abductions (76%) are by a 'friend' or family member.- US Depart. of Justice
  • Wooded areas offer a place of adventure for a wandering child.- ACIM Case History
  • Our Alerts are part of the
          Silver Alert Program.- ACIM
  • The first few hours of a 'missing' case are the most critical.*
    ACIM = 1,000 calls per min.- *FBI - US Depart. Of Justice
  • The medical condition of a missing person is a factor.- ACIM Case History
  • Our Alerts can be launched before or with an Amber Alert.- ACIM
  • Parents should have recent pictures of their children on hand.- Various Reports
  • There is no such thing as a 'wasted' alert…- ACIM
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