How to file a missing persons report

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For additional information and assistance regarding missing children, as well as the contact information for your local LAPD police station — Click Here. Search required : Hit enter to search or ESC to close. The police should keep you up to date with the status of the report within the next few days. You should also make it a priority to call them regularly to see if they have turned up any leads on the missing person.

Reach out to friends, family members, and community members while you wait to hear back from the police. The more people who know the person is missing, the more likely they are to be found.

Update the report with more detailed information as needed. If the missing person report stays open for several weeks, the police may ask you to provide bank records, cell phone records, and social media account information for the person to help locate them.

They may also ask you to give dental records for the person, through their dentist, and DNA samples so they have them on hand in the event they need to identify the missing person. You will need to provide a swab from the inside of your cheek.

Method 2. Report the missing person to the FBI. The Federal Bureau of Investigations FBI can help you locate the missing person, especially if they are missing due to foul play or suspicious circumstances. You can report the missing person to the FBI by calling them and providing personal information about the person as well as the circumstances of their disappearance.

The National Crime Information Center NCIC is a resource for missing persons under 18 years old, as it allows other law enforcement to access information about missing children and search for them. You can also report the person missing by posting their information on websites set up to distribute information about missing persons, such as NamUs.

Putting information and a current photograph of the person on these websites can help to increase your chances of finding them. Most of these websites are free to use and can help you circulate information about the person nationally and internationally. Circulate information about the missing person on social media. Another good option is to post information about the person on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to help get the word out they are missing.

Include detailed information about the person, such as their full name, where they were last seen, and what they could be wearing. You should also include a contact number for your local police department so people call in if they have tips on the person's whereabouts.

Make sure you also include a clear, current photo of the person in the social media posting. Be wary of tips from strangers claiming to have seen the missing person and only pay attention to tips that seem legitimate. Report any legitimate tips to the police so they can investigate. Contact the media about the missing person. Spread the word that the person is missing by contacting local news media outlets, such as your local television news station, newspapers, and local online news publications.

Get in touch with the editor of the news outlet and tell them about the person who is missing. Ask them to do a story on the person on the news to help aid in the search to find the person. If you get any tips on the person's whereabouts through the media, pass them on to the police so they can look into them further. Saul Jaeger, MS. Search your home thoroughly. If someone is missing, especially if it's a child, look everywhere in your home that you can think of. Search in your cupboards, under your beds, and in the closets.