610 MISSING PERSONS Flashcards
The San Antonio Police Department investigates all reports of persons who are missing from or who were last seen in
the City of San Antonio. The Department’s responsibilities include investigations into possible violations of the ____ and the ________.
Texas Penal Code
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Texas Family Code
The Department also assists citizens in attempting to locate persons who are not missing, but who may be ____________ (i.e., motorists from out of town who are following each other and who become lost due to heavy traffic conditions or overdue motorists).
temporarily lost
means those persons temporarily separated from their party or relatives.
“Lost Persons”
“Missing Person” means:
- A person ____ old or younger who has disappeared;
- A person eighteen (18) years or older whose disappearance appears ________; or
- An ________ who has disappeared.
seventeen (17) years
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to be non-voluntary
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elderly or confused person
means a person who is receiving inpatient intellectual developmental
disorder services or court ordered inpatient mental health services in a mental health facility and that person leaves
the facility without notifying the facility, or without the facility’s consent.
“Mental Health Facility Missing Persons”
**.04 LOST PERSONS **
A. When attempting to locate lost persons, the officer(s) assigned to the call assists the reporting party in locating the
person who is lost.
B. Should it become apparent the person cannot be located without further assistance, the officer notifies ________ concerning the situation, as a more detailed search of the area may be necessary.
C. A ________ makes a decision regarding any further disposition of the case.
a supervisory officer
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supervisory officer
Missing person reports are taken ____ with no time lapse or arbitrary waiting period required before reporting an individual missing.
immediately
Missing person complaints involving a juvenile/child who is seventeen (17) years of age or younger or an elderly individual sixty-five (65) years of age and older or ________ are taken by a Patrol Division officer ____. The officer assigned to the call notifies ____________ of the situation, as a search of the area may be necessary.
confused adult
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in the field
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a supervisory officer
All other reports of missing persons, except ____________________, are taken, in person,
by any of the following:
- Any Patrol Division officer;
- The Missing Persons /Juvenile Processing Office.
persons missing from the San Antonio State Hospital
Reports of persons missing from the San Antonio State Hospital may be called in by telephone to the ____________ Office.
Missing Persons/Juvenile Processing
Local and regional alerts will be initiated by the Missing Persons/Juvenile Processing office and the response directed by the follow up unit with investigative responsibility. Request for any State Alerts must meet criteria defined by DPS. The _______________________________________ is
responsible for initiating the Amber State Alert request to DPS upon meeting the below criteria.
Missing Persons/Juvenile Processing Office
Amber Alerts –
- Is this child 17 years of age or younger, whose whereabouts are unknown, and whose disappearance law enforcement has determined to be unwilling which poses a credible threat to the child’s safety and health; and if abducted by a parent or legal guardian, was the abduction in the course of an attempted murder or murder? or
- Is this child ________ or younger, who was taken (willingly or unwillingly) without permission from the care and custody of a parent or legal guardian by:
a. Someone unrelated and ________ older; or
b. Another parent or legal guardian who attempted or committed murder at the time of the abduction?
13 years of age
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more than three years
Silver Alert -
Is the missing person 65 years of age or older or been diagnosed with ________?
Is the Silver Alert request within ____ of the senior citizen’s disappearance?
Alzheimer’s Disease
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72 hours
Endangered Missing Person Alert:
Has the missing person been diagnosed with an Intellectual Disability and/or a Pervasive Developmental Disorder, including Asperger’s Disorder, Autistic Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Rett’s Disorder or a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (Not Otherwise Specified)?
If the missing person has been diagnosed with an Intellectual Disability, law enforcement shall require a written diagnosis from a physician or psychologist licensed to practice within Texas, or certified by the ________________________ and/or ________________________.
Texas Department of Aging and
Disability Services
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Texas Department of State Health Services
Designed to close the gap between missing children and senior citizens. Assists law
enforcement in locating and rescuing missing, kidnapped or abducted adults or adults who are in immediate danger of
injury or death, as well as aid in locating any potential suspects. [individualS 18 to 64 years of age]
CLEAR Alert
All reports of missing persons seventeen (17) years of age or younger, ____, ____, or whose disappearance is ____________ are immediately called into the Missing Persons / Juvenile Processing Office for entry into the
T.C.I.C. and N.C.I.C. computer system.
elderly
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confused
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under suspicious circumstances
When there is reasonable suspicion that the circumstances of the missing report involves a possible criminal offense,
the Missing Persons / Juvenile Processing Office will immediately contact the ____________________ and provide… the available information. If a criminal investigation is open or will be opened, the Missing Persons / Juvenile Processing Office personnel will take direction from ________.
respective follow up unit (or NCID
after normal business hours)
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the follow up unit
A report of a missing adult is canceled when the ____ requests the cancellation, the missing person is located by ____, or when the missing adult is located by ________ and notification of the location is forwarded to the San Antonio Police Department.
reporting person
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SAPD
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another jurisdiction
A report of a missing juvenile is canceled only when the missing juvenile is in the custody of ____________ or the ____________.
a law enforcement agency
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juvenile’s parent/guardian
When a missing person returns or is located, the officer taking the subsequent report cancels the missing person search
by notifying the ____________________ as soon as possible.
Missing Persons / Juvenile Processing Office
When a missing person from a mental health facility is located, the officer will notify the ________________ of the patient’s location. If the patient is a danger to himself or others, or if the appropriate mental health facility
requests the patient be returned, the patient is transported to the appropriate mental health facility. If the officer does
not know which mental health facility the patient belongs to, the officer will call the ____________________ for further assistance.
appropriate mental health
facility
/
Missing Persons/Juvenile
Processing Office
D. When a missing juvenile seventeen (17) years of age or younger is located, the officer will notify the Parent/guardian,
advising the juvenile was located. The juvenile will be taken into custody by the officer and transported to the
parent/guardian.
- If the officer is unable to locate the parent/guardian, the officer will transport the juvenile to ________ and
contact the Missing Persons / Juvenile Processing Office to ____________. - The officer shall notify the Missing Persons/Juvenile Processing Office so they can ________________.
Centro Seguro
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inform of placement
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clear the missing from the
system
E. When an out of county/state juvenile under seventeen (17) years of age is located, the officer will:
- Contact the ____________ and provide the necessary information for a message to be sent to the entering agency;
- Upon receipt of a positive confirmation the officer may follow GM Procedure 602.11.B.2 and transport the juvenile to Centro Seguro or contact the Missing Persons/Juvenile Processing Office for assistance with finding placement.
TLETS channel in Communications
F. When an out of county/state juvenile seventeen (17) years of age is located the officer will:
- Contact the ________ and provide the necessary information for a message to be sent to the entering agency;
- The officer may follow GM Procedure 602.11.B.2 and transport the juvenile to Centro Seguro or contact the Missing Persons/Juvenile Processing Office for assistance with finding placement.
TLETS channel in Communications
