有人失踪了我该怎么办?

怎么做:

  • 不要惊慌. They may have simply forgotten their phone, got caught up in some activity 或者干脆忘了登记.
  • Contact friends and family to ask if they have any knowledge of the missing person's 下落.
  • Keep 你r phone within reach, make sure 你r ringer is on and the phone stays fully 充电,以防他们试图联系你.
  • Once 你 have sufficient reason to believe they are in fact missing, contact 你r local law enforcement agency and or 十大赌博正规平台在线 校园安全 at (616) 632-2462 做一份失踪人口报告.
  • Depending on the policy of the police department, 你 may be asked to wait a sufficient amount of time (24 - 72 hours) before they will take 你r report. 这不应该 apply to missing juveniles, missing elderly persons or persons suspected to be a victim 不正当的行为.
  • Keep in mind, it is NOT illegal for an adult to voluntarily go missing. 警察 have certain rules and regulations to protect privacy in case this is the situation. Don't get frustrated by the police sticking to their guidelines; remember they are 到位是有原因的.
  • 如果失踪者易受伤害(i.e., under 18 years of age, over 65 years of age, suffering from physical or mental illness, depressed/suicidal or the disappearance is completely out of character) report the disappearance to police immediately if 你开始怀疑了. It's never too soon in these instances and time may be 本质上. This could also include someone on life-saving medication who has 他们没有带药. You can contact police and the local media to ask for help in publicizing their story. 还记得 ... 永远不会嫌早.
  • Police will need details like the missing person's photo, date of birth, address, physical description, clothing last seen wearing and other details of the life of 你失踪的人. Make it a routine to take at least one head and shoulders photograph 你所爱的人. Please be complete with the information 你 provide to law enforcement; it's always better to have too much information, than not enough.
  • Keep in mind, police may request 你r assistance in getting bank records, social media account information and cell phone records for 你失踪的人 as well.
  • Down the line, police may ask for additional information like dental records and DNA 样品. Keep in mind there is a possibility 你r 深爱的人 could be found deceased, and outside of 你r local jurisdiction. You would never want 你r 深爱的人 to be kept in a morgue or buried as an unidentified person. 这些记录都存档了 以防此类事件发生.
  • Family reference DNA 样品 can also be taken. 这是一个非侵入性拭子 from the inside of the cheek of a potential donor. DNA进入CODIS DNA databank and can be cross-referenced with unidentified human remains 样品 that 也被输入.
  • Ask police to keep in touch and if they don't, phone them. 请记住他们有 other pressing cases, but don't let them forget about 你rs. 如果他们不问 DNA and dental records and 你失踪的人 has been gone for over 30 day, offer 他们.
  • 如果你失踪的人 does not fit the foul play/endangered missing situation, the Internet provides options for 你 to search for 你r 深爱的人. 如果你失踪的人 is deemed voluntary by 你r local police department, 你 can still conduct 搜索 独自一人. 该网站 NamUs provides a platform for a nationwide posting of 你失踪的人's photo, physical 描述及情况. Keep in mind 你 still have to involve law enforcement to have 你失踪的人's case profiled on the NamUs site, but they will include 自愿失踪案件.
  • Canine search teams and pedestrian 搜索 may also be an option to search for 你r 深爱的人. First, let 你r local police department decide if they want to do this. If they choose not to, and 你 are of the opinion 你失踪的人 is not missing voluntarily, there are several non-profit agencies that can assist with setting up 搜索.

不要做的事情:

  • 不要惊慌.
  • Do not wait, especially if 你失踪的人 is vulnerable; notify police as soon 当你觉得有什么不对劲的时候.
  • Do not delay in searching; time can be 本质上.
  • Do not keep their disappearance a secret. The more people 你 tell, the more people 你 have looking on 你r behalf and the speedier the results might be.
  • Do not tidy up their bedroom or car until the police have seen it, whether it's messy 或不. Do not dust before fingerprints have been taken.
  • Do not alter social media accounts, cell phone messages, text messages, etc. 这些 may be 重要的 indicators of 你失踪的人's motive or lack there of when 他们失踪了.
  • Don't be put off if 你 don't get an immediate response from law enforcement...你 know 你r 深爱的人 and their behaviors...跟随你的直觉.
  • To avoid being the victim of a hoax, do not put 你r own telephone number or address 关于遗失的海报或广告. Instead use a police department contact number. People may prey upon 你 and can be cruel. 不要陷入任何恶作剧和 contact law enforcement if 你 believe 你 have been the victim of one.
  • Do not give up, keep appealing and searching. 记住,人们是想帮忙的. 试一试 to keep 你r 深爱的人's name and photo in the public eye. 失踪的人是 重要的.

资源:

West Michigan Missing People 脸谱网 Page
National Missing and unidentified Persons System