Search for missing people

People who have lost one of their loved ones, oftenfall into a panic, not knowing what to grab and where to call first of all: friends and acquaintances, to the police, hospitals or morgues. Or is it better to advertise in social networks, or maybe just paste photos with an ad in the district? Where does the search for missing people begin?

The search for missing people can be carried out by police (police), private detectives or you yourself. And better combine all three methods, so the probability of finding a missing person is increased.

So, let's start with the search withlaw enforcement. The application for disappearance can be filed by calling the police. The duty officer is obliged to accept it immediately, regardless of how long the person was absent and where he allegedly disappeared. Please note that Only the guardian or relative has the right to file an application, for this you will need to provide documents that certify your identity.

Having made a call, expect the arrival of the investigative-operational group. But do not sit idly by: try to collect as much information about the missing person as possible. This does not affect the acceptance of your application for disappearance, but will help speed up the search and increase the chances of finding the missing person.

Find all documents that contain informationabout the missing person, all his contacts (from phone numbers to pages in social networks), collect information about his interests, hobbies, circle of acquaintances. For an accurate description of appearance need a picture (the last and most successful),anthropometric characteristics (physique, height, etc.), a description of special signs (moles, birthmarks, scars, tattoos), as well as an accurate description of the clothes in which the disappeared person was wearing.

Also need call all relatives and acquaintances, and it is better to do this before the treatmentin law enforcement bodies. First, you need to make sure that none of them is missing. Secondly, it will help to establish when they last saw the missing person or contacted him.

If an adult is missing, the operative-search case will be taken within 10 days. In the case of the loss of a child, cases are started within 24 hours, the search for children is under special control of the ATS. Statistics are encouraging - within a day are up to 80% of missing minors.

To begin with, the investigation teamwill establish all the details and collect all the information, then - interview the population, after that the search will begin immediately "hot on the trail." If within 1-2 weeks a person is not found, they begin to check medical facilities, railway stations, spetspriemniki, etc. If you think that searches are conducted in bad faith, you can call the hotline and complain about the actions of employees.

The search for missing people by private detectives fundamentally no different from the searchlaw enforcement in terms of methods. Simply private detectives are more motivated (you pay them), do not get distracted by filling in the papers and are completely given to the case, while the operatives have many other activities besides your case. Therefore, it is better to contact both the police and the detective agency.

You can also to search for missing people on their own, again, in addition to the investigation. To start, call all friends and acquaintances of a lost person, go around the places where he is supposed to be, and ask passers-by.

Can help and search ads. Paper ads with photo, descriptionappearance and special signs and the phone number can be pasted in the appropriate places. Also, try to transfer the photo of the missing person to the local media and place the ad on social networks (including blog platforms).

To search for missing people was successful, you need to do your best. Of course, it's good if you never have to search for a relative or friend, but knowing what to do in case of loss will never be superfluous.