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Contact the police
1. ALWAYS CALL YOUR LOCAL POLICE PRECINCT IMMEDIATELY to report your child missing. Find out the local procedure. Get the name and badge number of the officer with whom you speak, and the police report number. Find out who will follow up.
2. CALL THE YOUTH DIVISION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE MISSING PERSONS BUREAU, located in major cities.
3. Make sure the police put your child's name into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) computer. This will provide law enforcement officials throughout the country with access to information on your child.
4. Contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for help. NCMEC is a clearinghouse for information on missing and exploited children. They can help parents locate missing children; they work closely with law enforcement, and they help to distribute photos and descriptions. Their number is 1-800-843-5678, 7:30 AM to 11:30 PM Monday to Friday; on Saturdays 10 AM to 6 PM; on Sundays and after hours there is a message machine on which parents can leave name and number, and their call will be returned.
5. Make sure the police send information on your child to the State Clearinghouse for Missing Children, if there is one.