If someone you care about is missing, it's important to act quickly. You do not need to wait 24 hours to report a missing person in the United States or many other countries.

Here are aomwimportant steps:

Contact the police immediately.

• Report the person missing as soon as you believe they're missing under concerning circumstances.

• Provide their full name, age, recent photos, physical description, clothing they were last seen wearing, medical conditions, vehicle information, phone number, and places they might have gone.

• Tell officers anything that makes the situation urgent, such as health issues, cognitive impairment, threats, or unusual behavior.

Try to reach them through every available method.

• Call and text their phone.

• Contact friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, and anyone they may have recently been with.

• Check their usual locations if it is safe to do so.

Preserve information

• Save texts, voicemails, emails, and social media messages.

• Write down a timeline of when they were last seen and by whom.

• Avoid logging into their accounts or altering potential evidence unless necessary to protect them.

Check nearby hospitals and detention centers.

• Sometimes people are admitted without identification or are temporarily unable to contact loved ones.

Ask about search and alert resources.

• Law enforcement can determine whether alerts or additional search resources are appropriate based on the circumstances.

CALL (480) 930-9115 or email omauwrc@gmail.com