Alhoug A Missing Child Summary
The Story
This fictional story is a narration of an event that transpired during the fabled Democratic Republican National Convention event taking place in Miami, Florida.
At 5:50 PM on Wednesday afternoon, a patrol officer for the City of Miami Police responded to a missing child report at the Intercontinental Hotel in Downton Miami. The officer met with DRNC delegates James, Camilla Jones and their two daughters; 16 year old Samantha and 13 year old Priscilla in the hotel lobby. The family has not been able to locate their son, 8 year old James Junior aka J.J. since 1:00 PM that same day. The officer requested a clothing description; however no one could offer one. Even though a clothing description was not available, the officer issued a “be on the lookout” (BOLO) for J.J., and Camilla provided the officer with a recent photo through email. The officer asks Camilla if their son has ever been to a dentist, and if so, would she be able to obtain the dental records from the dentist’s office. …show more content…
When a report of a missing child comes up, law enforcement must prepare for the demanding responsibilities that wait ahead. The approach that a department or agency takes in response to a missing child report will ultimately determine whether or not the child will be recovered in a prompt manner, or if the child will remain missing for an extended period of time. Reports of missing children can be amongst the most demanding, and intensely stimulating cases, law enforcement will ever come across (The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 2011). The policy of the agency is to thoroughly investigate all reports of missing children, and that every child missing will be considered at risk until there is substantial information that says otherwise (New Jersey State Police,
This fictional story is a narration of an event that transpired during the fabled Democratic Republican National Convention event taking place in Miami, Florida.
At 5:50 PM on Wednesday afternoon, a patrol officer for the City of Miami Police responded to a missing child report at the Intercontinental Hotel in Downton Miami. The officer met with DRNC delegates James, Camilla Jones and their two daughters; 16 year old Samantha and 13 year old Priscilla in the hotel lobby. The family has not been able to locate their son, 8 year old James Junior aka J.J. since 1:00 PM that same day. The officer requested a clothing description; however no one could offer one. Even though a clothing description was not available, the officer issued a “be on the lookout” (BOLO) for J.J., and Camilla provided the officer with a recent photo through email. The officer asks Camilla if their son has ever been to a dentist, and if so, would she be able to obtain the dental records from the dentist’s office. …show more content…
When a report of a missing child comes up, law enforcement must prepare for the demanding responsibilities that wait ahead. The approach that a department or agency takes in response to a missing child report will ultimately determine whether or not the child will be recovered in a prompt manner, or if the child will remain missing for an extended period of time. Reports of missing children can be amongst the most demanding, and intensely stimulating cases, law enforcement will ever come across (The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 2011). The policy of the agency is to thoroughly investigate all reports of missing children, and that every child missing will be considered at risk until there is substantial information that says otherwise (New Jersey State Police,