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St. Helens Police Department Becomes Member of Missing Kids Readiness Project
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 31, 2017
ST. HELENS POLICE DEPARTMENT BECOMES MEMBER OF MISSING KIDS READINESS PROJECT
St. Helens, Ore. - The St. Helens Police Department recently became the first law enforcement agency in the state of Oregon to achieve membership with the Missing Kids Readiness Project. This premier program was developed by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to ensure that every action taken during a missing child investigation makes the difference between a successful recovery and a tragic outcome.
The Missing Kids Readiness Project promotes best practices for responding to calls of missing, abducted and sexually exploited children. Emergency call centers and law enforcement agencies are recognized for meeting essential training and policy elements that demonstrate preparedness to respond to a missing child incident.
To meet the requirements for membership with the Project, the St. Helens Police Department worked with NCMEC on its missing child policy to ensure that the policy met the critical elements of NCMEC’s model for law enforcement agencies.
In addition, St. Helens Police Chief Terry Moss completed the Missing Children Seminar for Chief Executives in Alexandria, VA. St. Helens Police Department officers were also required to complete online training offered through NCMEC.
“This training, along with contemporary policies related to missing children, have changed our Department’s approach,” said Chief Moss. “Small changes are going to make a big difference in the outcome of these cases.”
Armed with the information, knowledge and operational resources gained through meeting the Project’s criteria, the St. Helens Police Department is now positioned to respond more quickly, comprehensively and effectively when a child’s life is at stake.
The St. Helens Police Department joins 269 agencies across the United States that have achieved this status. A full listing of all recognized agencies can be found at http://www.missingkids.org/MKRP/Members.
To learn more about NCMEC and the Missing Kids Readiness Project, go to http://www.missingkids.org/MKRP.
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For further information regarding the St. Helens Police Department’s membership with the Missing Kids Readiness Project, please contact St. Helens Police Department Chief Terry Moss at 503-397-3333, extension 219 or 503-397-1521 or by email at terrym@ci.st-helens.or.us.
