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OTTAWA, ON / ACCESSWIRE / February 25, 2021 / The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) has officially endorsed the Missing Children Society of Canada s (MCSC) new
Child Search Network, a national system designed to meet the gap of response for high-risk missing children cases that do not meet the strict criteria for the AMBER Alert, thereby significantly enhancing Canada s national strategy for missing persons.
Over 40,000 children go missing, run away or are abducted in Canada each year, but fewer than one per cent of those cases are broadcast to the public through AMBER Alerts.
Missing persons investigations can be complex, resource intensive and very costly. The CACP is grateful to the Missing Children Society of Canada and to Microsoft and Esri Canada for making this valuable new technology available to police services across Canada, free of charge.
Colin Perkel
A new website from the Missing Children Society of Canada is seen on a computer in Toronto on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel February 25, 2021 - 8:00 AM
TORONTO - A new alert system that police recently used to find two missing girls received endorsement from the country s police chiefs on Thursday.
The system, known as the Child Search Network, allows police to put out information on a missing child via a website and smart-phone app. Members of the public can then offer tips by clicking on the name or picture of the child.
Supt. Cliff O Brien, with Calgary police, called the network run by the non-profit Missing Children Society of Canada super impressive.
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