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Stillwater schools support plan to get data on kids to police in case of abductions By Megan Boldt [email protected] Updated: 06/22/2010 11:14:18 PM CDT Parents in the St. Croix River Valley are signing up for an online program to make their children's biographical information and photo available to law enforcement in case a child disappears. The Stillwater school district, along with the Washington County sheriff's office and Stillwater Police Department, has teamed up to offer AmberVision to parents in the district — one of the first local efforts in Minnesota for the West Virginia- based nonprofit organization. After parents enter the information and photo into an online database, emergency responders have all the information they need to immediately broadcast a missing persons alert. "No matter what the circumstances are, every minute seems like hours. Every minute is critical," Stillwater police Chief John Gannaway said. "If you have that pertinent information at your fingertips, it's 100 percent beneficial." The program has been under development in West Virginia since 2005, with the help of grants from the U.S. Department of Justice. AmberVision rolled out the program nationwide in August. Parents enter a child's name, address, date of birth, school, gender, height, weight, eye color, hair color and race/ethnicity as well as their own contact information and a recent photo of the child. "It's basically everything you know about your child, in advance, that can help in the case of an abduction," said Jason Hodge, operations manager for the program. "Everybody everywhere we go is excited about it and says it makes sense." About 800,000 kids are reported missing each year, according to statistics from the Justice Department. About one in four of those cases are family abductions. About 7 percent of the total, or 58,200 children, are victims of nonfamily abductions. About 100 cases are "stereotypical kidnappings." Many of the rest turn out to be situations where no abduction has occurred. Hodge said police can access the information only when a missing-child alert needs to be issued — not for investigative purposes. "The information power is with the parents," Hodge said. "It's only used if parents call." The normal annual fee to enroll in the service is $11.99. AmberVision donates half the fee to the child's school and asks the school to subsidize enrollment for students who receive free or reduced-price lunches. The Stillwater district instead will offer the service at a discounted price of $6 to all families. Advertisement 6/26/2010 Stillwater schools support plan to get da… twincities.com/localnews/ci_15354806?n… 1/2
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"No matter what the circumstances are, every minute seems like hours. Every minute is critical," Stillwater police Chief John Gannaway said. "If you have that pertinent information at your fingertips, it's 100 percent beneficial." Hodge said police can access the information only when a missing-child alert needs to be issued — not for investigative purposes. "The information power is with the parents," Hodge said. "It's only used if parents call." the program nationwide in August.
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Stillwater schools
support plan to get data
on kids to police in case
of abductions
By Megan Boldt
Updated: 06/22/2010 11:14:18 PM CDT
Parents in the St. Croix River Valley are signing up for an online program to make their children's biographical information and photo available to law enforcement in case a child disappears.
The Stillwater school district, along with the Washington County sheriff's office and Stillwater Police Department, has teamed up to offer AmberVision to parents in the district — one of the first local efforts in Minnesota for the West Virginia-based nonprofit organization.
After parents enter the information and photo into an online database, emergency responders have all the information they need to immediately broadcast a missing persons alert.
"No matter what the circumstances are, every minute seems like hours. Every minute is critical," Stillwater police Chief John Gannaway said. "If you have that pertinent information at your fingertips, it's 100 percent beneficial."
The program has been under development in West Virginia since 2005, with the help of grants from the U.S. Department of Justice. AmberVision rolled out
the program nationwide in August.
Parents enter a child's name, address, date of birth, school, gender, height, weight, eye color, hair color and race/ethnicity as well as their own contact information and a recent photo of the child.
"It's basically everything you know about your child, in advance, that can help in the case of an abduction," said Jason Hodge, operations manager for the program. "Everybody everywhere we go is excited
about it and says it makes sense."
About 800,000 kids are reported missing each year, according to statistics from the Justice Department. About one in four of those cases are family abductions. About 7 percent of the total, or 58,200 children, are victims of nonfamily abductions. About 100 cases are "stereotypical kidnappings." Many of the rest turn out to be situations where no abduction has occurred.
Hodge said police can access the information only when a missing-child alert needs to be issued — not for investigative purposes.
"The information power is with the parents," Hodge said. "It's only used if parents call."
The normal annual fee to enroll in the service is $11.99. AmberVision donates half the fee to the child's school and asks the school to subsidize enrollment for students who receive free or reduced-price lunches.
The Stillwater district instead will offer the service at a discounted price of $6 to all families.
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Chris Lennox, the district's assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, said it made sense to get word about the program out to parents.
"We're always looking for opportunities to help us keep kids safe," Lennox said. "And this seems like one of them."
Megan Boldt can be reached at 651-228-5495.
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