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Location: Lewiston, ID

Children - Recovered: Saturday, May 22, 2010

Story:

Lewiston, Idaho (Nez Perce County) Police Department On May 22, 2010, Officer Thueson activated A Child Is Missing Alert when a 6 year old boy went missing from his elementary school. More than 1,600 alert calls were placed to the area surrounding the school, asking anyone with information to contact the Police. In response, Police received numerous calls from the public. One resident located the boy, approximately a quarter mile from where he had gone missing. The boy was reunited with his parent, safe. The total time from activation of the alert to safe recovery of the child was 30 minutes, thus preserving law enforcement time, and resources.

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Location: Lewiston, ID

Children - Recovered: Saturday, February 06, 2010

Story:

Lewiston, Idaho (Nez Perce County) Police Department “A Citizen received the call and was familiar with the child – located him on the roadway and returned him home, “said Lewiston, Idaho Dispatcher Lana MacArthur. This came after the A Child is Missing Alert program was activated by Lewiston Police who were searching for a 9 year old boy who had gone missing February 10, 2010. More than 3,700 alert calls were placed to the area surrounding the intersection of 16th Avenue and 8th Street, where the boy was last seen. He was found safe approximately 1 mile from where he had gone missing.

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Location: Lewiston, ID

Elderly - Recovered: Thursday, May 08, 2008

Story:

A resident of Lewiston, Idaho, who learned of a missing 88 year old woman from a neighbor who had received an alert call from A Child Is Missing, was able to provide valuable information to Lewiston Police that led to the missing woman’s recovery. The woman had gone missing from the 600 block of 20th Avenue in Lewiston shortly before 7:00pm on May 8, 2008 and Police called A Child Is Missing shortly after learning of it. More than 2,300 alert calls were sent to the area resulting in more than 25 calls from alert residents to Police.

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