600-08 Missing, Kidnapped, And Found Persons

Question 1

Who does an officer contact if a reported kidnapping victim is not located

Answer 1

Homicide Division

Question 2

Who to call with questions of a missing person?

Answer 2

Missing persons desk (MPD)

Question 3

Adult

Answer 3

18+

Question 4

Child

Answer 4

10 years or younger

Question 5

Juvenile

Answer 5

11➡️17

Question 6

How long does an officer have to contact juvenile off a missing person?

Answer 6

2 hours

Question 7

How long does an officer have to contact Missing Persons Desk for attempted abduction

Answer 7

Immediately

Question 8

Suzanne’s Law requires

Answer 8

LE agencies to report missing persons under the age of 21. This requires a report to be generated.

Question 9

Who is responsible for the critical reach Flyer and is distribution

Answer 9

Patrol officers

*Shall be documented in the report.

Question 10

What shall Homicide Division do in follow up investigations?

A) obtain copies of reports
B) ___________
C) contribute and monitor the search
D) obtain photographs and prepare critical reach fliers if necessary
E) contact HDPs officer of public affairs if necessary
F) verify info and update information

Answer 10

B) debrief patrol officers at the scene

Question 11

Who investigates kidnapping with foul play?

Answer 11

Homicide

Question 12

For found persons

Answer 12

Contact Missing Persons Desk to determine of the person has been reported and find a care giver relative / parent or legal guardian

Question 13

What shall Juvenile Division advise to patrol if a legal guardian can’t be located?

Answer 13

Where to transport the child.

Question 14

What Shall an officer do when dispatched to a missing person

Answer 14

Gather relevant information, and a photograph.

Call Homicide to inform them of the person is still missing
And if there may be foul play.

Question 15

Amber alert requires all of these factors to be met.

Answer 15

• younger than 17
• LE believes the person was abducted
• LE believes the person is at risk of serious bodily injury or death
• LE verified the abduction and ruled out alternatives
• Sufficient info to give to public

Also includes:
•Immediate danger of becoming a victim of sexual assault
•Child younger that 14, who has been taken out of custody of a guardian
•More than 3 years older than the child and not related to the child in any way and not having the permission of the guardian.

Question 16

Silver alert must meet all 6 criteria

Answer 16

• 65 or older
• domicile must be in Texas
• diagnosis of a mental condition that puts them in danger and the legal guardian must provide documentation to prove it.
• confirmation that’s an investigation proves that the person is missing due to their mental illness
* must be made within 72 hours of disappearance
• sufficient info to distribute.

*Highway signs will only be activated if accurate vehicle info is available and it’s confirmed that the citizen was driving the vehicle

Question 17

So do officers contact when criteria is met for an amber alert

Answer 17

Homicide

Question 18

Who do officers contact if criteria met for a silver alert?

Answer 18

Missing persons Desk

Question 19

A child 17 or younger is considered ______ if they are the subject of a interference with child custody case

Answer 19

Missing

Question 20

Name of the National Database for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed persons

Answer 20

National missing and unidentified persons system (NAMUS)

Question 21

The Major Assaults & Family Violence Division shall investigate delayed
reports of kidnapping and abductions where the person is ______________

Answer 21

No longer missing

Question 22

The Endangered Missing Persons Alert is designed to notify the public of missing persons with an intellectual disability or certain developmental disorders.

Answer 22

Officers with situations meeting these criteria shall contact the MPD for further instructions and
procedures.