When we start an actual search depends on many things. Before we will enter a missing person case, the missing persons family should have already filed and have a documented missing person report with the law enforcement agency in the city where the missing person was last seen.
* We do realize that there can be special circumstances where we have to go on a case by case basis.
REQUESTING HELP
After filing a missing person report, the family representative should then contact us. One of our Search Coordinators will then gather information from the family representative regarding the circumstances surrounding the missing person’s disappearance.
Prior to your conversation with our Search Coordinator you should gather the following items:
• An accurate description of the missing person
• A recent photo
• The law enforcement agency’s case number, the investigator’s name & phone number.
WHAT DOES IT COST?
We do not not charge any family for conducting a search.
WHY WE SEARCH
There are multiple reasons as to why we search for a missing person. But the biggest reason is because the person is missing, and possibly endangered.
Special Needs Patients: Many missing persons have mental disabilities that won’t allow them to make rational or logical decisions, so it is urgent to locate those people safely.
WHEN WE SEARCH
When we activate a search depends on the circumstances surrounding the missing person’s case. We respond quickly for any missing child, and accept cases for “runaways”. A missing child’s parents should be prepared to provide documentation that the missing child is a “Special Needs” child … and law enforcement authorizes us to conduct a search, we will do so. When an person with Alzheimer’s, Autism, mental retardation or other similar ailment is reported missing, we will try to activate a search as quickly as possible, because in many cases the person has a child-like mentality, and can’t make rational or logical decisions like other people. In many ways, it’s much like they are a lost child.
HOW WE SEARCH
How we conduct a search depends on the type of case, circumstances involved in the disappearance, the terrain and environment in the area to be searched, weather conditions and many other factors. How and where the missing person disappeared from as that will influence whether we will need to search with drones, foot searchers, trained scent dogs, or other resources.
