Missing Persons SOG 402.4 (SGT/2015) Flashcards
SPD will investigate
all missing persons, adult and
juvenile, in a prompt and expedient manner.
At-Risk Person definition….
Any missing person who is also considered to be physically or
mentally handicapped or presents a threat to themselves or others. This would include
persons who have been diagnosed with mental disorders, are suicidal or afflicted with
Alzheimer’s, diabetes, coronary heart disease or other debilitating disorder.
Media Alert definition…
Steps taken by the PAO or designee to contact local media in order to get
live media assistance, which will allow the public to assist in locating missing at-risk
individual(s).
Missing Person definition…
Any person, child or adult, whose whereabouts are unknown and
whose absence is unexplained or suspicious.
Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) Missing Person Alert/Advisory
A series of alerts or advisories (AMBER Alert, Endangered SILVER Advisory, and Endangered Persons Advisory.
AMBER Alert definition….
A statewide system to aid in the identification and location of an
abducted child who is less than eighteen years of age and reasonably believed to
be the victim of the crime of kidnapping.
Endangered SILVER Advisory definition…
rapidly disseminate information about a
missing and endangered adult who is 60 years of age or older and believed to be
suffering from dementia or other cognitive impairment.
Endangered Person Advisory definition..
rapidly disseminate information about a
missing and endangered person who does not fall under the AMBER Alert
qualifications.
The on-scene investigating officer shall determine if there were any signs of
involuntary abduction (such as a struggle, disarray, or abandoned purses).
When the person is reported missing under suspicious circumstances
the responding Patrol Officer shall notify a supervisor immediately.
The supervisor will ensure that the on-duty watch commander is…
immediately notified.
The on-duty watch commander shall contact …
Persons Section if
the missing person call appears suspicious.
determines through
the investigation that the missing person is a child under the age of 12, an
elderly person suffering from dementia, an individual with a mental or physical
handicap, or any other individual determined to be at risk
the Officer shall
notify a supervisor immediately.
The Patrol Supervisor shall initiate a (thorough) search of the ..
immediate area
where the person was reported missing from
If the Patrol Supervisor determines that a more extensive search is
necessary they will make notification to ….
the on-duty Watch Commander.
the on-duty Watch
Commander. Will determine the need for the following:
- Additional officers to assist in the search
- Use of special equipment –thermal imaging equipment, air or marine support, etc.;
- Assistance of other law enforcement agencies or rescue units;
- Provisions for medical assistance;
- Logistical requirements;
- Establishment of a command post.
Before starting the MSHP Missing Person Alert/Advisory process, the Patrol Supervisor should determine if one of the following criteria is present:
- missing person has been abducted and is in danger of serious bodily harm or death, OR
- an investigation that has verified abduction or ruled out an alternative explanation, OR
- missing person has a verifiable/documented medical condition that would endanger their life if they were not located within a short period of time.
Requirements for an Amber Alert are..
- There is reasonable belief an abduction has taken place.
- The victim is less than 18 years old;
- There is reasonable belief the victim is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death;
- There is descriptive information about the victim and the abductor;
- Parental disputes do not apply unless a possibility of harm to the child has been
determined.
Once Amber Alert requirements are met info must be entered into..
NCIC by Records personnel as required by the National Child Search Assistance Act.
Requirements for a Endangered SILVER Advisory are..
- The person is 60 years of age or older and believed to be suffering from dementia or other cognitive impairment;
- A legal custodian of the missing person has submitted a missing person’s report
to the local law enforcement agency where the person went missing; - There is sufficient information available to disseminate to the public that could
assist in locating the missing adult.
Requirements for a Endangered Person Advisory are…
- Circumstances must not meet the criteria for an AMBER Alert.
- Circumstances must not meet the criteria for an Endangered SILVER
Advisory Alert. - The person must be missing under unexplained, involuntary, or suspicious
circumstances. - The person must be believed to be in danger because of age, health, mental or
physical disability, environment or weather conditions, in the company of a
potentially dangerous person, or some other factor that may put the person in
peril.; - Information is available that could assist the public in the safe recovery of the
missing person. - The Patrol supervisor will also contact the PAO to issue a full media alert.
The Patrol Supervisor will contact the PAO to issue a full media alert for..
Amber Alert, Endangered SILVER Advisory, and Endangered Person Advisory
The Watch Commander shall be notified on all
The Watch Commander shall be notified on all Police Department Media Alerts and/or MSHP Missing Person Alert/Advisories.
Recovered Unattended Child Response
- obtain personal information from the child to aid in locating a parent, or person having legal custody.
-gathered request a check through MULES/NCIC
– The officer shall attempt to contact the child’s guardian.
– The officer shall attempt to contact the child’s guardian.
-If the officer takes protective custody of the child, the
Missouri Department of Social Services will be
Notified and asked to respond to take temporary
custody of the child.
-the Missouri Department of Social Services may be
notified and asked to respond to take temporary protective custody of child.
– If the child is a confirmed runaway the officer may
contact the Greene County Juvenile Office to request
that the child be held in Juvenile Detention
