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Young people a focus for National Missing Persons Week
This is a joint media release issued by the Australian Federal Police and Queensland Police.
The Australian Federal Police and the Queensland Police Service today launch National Missing Persons Week for 2017, with a specific focus on the 25,000 young people reported missing to police each year across Australia.
More than 38,000 people are reported missing each year, with two thirds under the...
When: Mon, 2017-07-31 11:00
National Facebook AMBER Alert system launched
Australian law enforcement, together with Facebook, today announced the national roll-out of the Facebook AMBER Alert system across Australia, providing a vital tool to find and return abducted children.
While the rate of stranger child abduction in Australia is low, the national AMBER Alert roll-out will amplify existing broadcast channels to issue an immediate, 24-hour alert on Facebook to...
When: Thu, 2017-06-22 12:10
Let’s make this a ‘Summer of Hope’ for families missing a loved one
For many Australian families who have a loved one on the missing persons register, it is hope which will help them get through the upcoming summer holidays and Christmas period.
It is ‘hope’ which also inspired the Australian Federal Police’s (AFP) National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC), in partnership with Chemist Warehouse, to launch the ‘Summer of Hope’ campaign for 2016.
The...
When: Thu, 2016-12-01 15:08
Media Release: New statistics to drive national missing persons agendas
This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Institute of Criminology
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) will release new research today (Thursday 24 November) that will provide law enforcement with updated information and trend data relating to missing persons in Australia over the past eight years.
The...
When: Thu, 2016-11-24 10:42
Day for Daniel - 'Tweed to the Territory'
The ‘Tweed to the Territory’ tour is a joint initiative between the Daniel Morcombe Foundation and the AFP’s Missing Persons and Cyber and Child Safety teams. Taking place in the two weeks leading into Day for Daniel in October 2016, the tour will focus on providing child and cyber safety awareness presentations to local communities.
The educational tour is targeted at primary school students in...
When: Tue, 2016-09-20 10:50
National Missing Persons Week reminds people to stay connected
The Australian Federal Police (AFP), through its National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC), launched National Missing Persons Week 2016 (NMPW) on Monday 1 August with the key message 'Missing persons leave frayed edges—Stay connected'.
The message serves to remind the community of the importance of staying connected with family and friends, and encourages those at risk of going...
When: Mon, 2016-08-15 08:53
Media Release: Connections key to reducing incidence and impact of missing persons
This is a joint media release issued by the Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police.
Police are urging families, friends, colleagues, and communities across Australia to stay connected this National Missing Persons Week (31 July – 6 August), which launched today in Melbourne to draw attention to people in our community who are still missing.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP), through...
When: Mon, 2016-08-01 13:51
Don’t forget them this International Missing Children’s Day
On 25 August 1973, 11-year-old Joanne Ratcliffe took four-year-old Kirste Gordon to the bathroom during an AFL match at the Adelaide Oval. They had gone to the bathroom together earlier while Joanne’s parents and Kirste’s grandmother watched the game, but this time round they didn’t return to their seats. After 15 minutes Joanne’s mother went to find them.
They were gone.
Despite a $1 million...
When: Thu, 2016-05-26 12:00
Media Release: Australians asked to not forget our missing children
Remembering those children who are still missing and supporting loved ones in their search are key elements to this year’s International Missing Children’s Day campaign, a day recognised globally on 25 May each year.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP), through its National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC), is launching the campaign in Canberra today.
The day highlights the continued...
When: Wed, 2016-05-25 09:45
National Missing Persons Week 'Stay Connected'
In 2016 the National Missing Persons Coordination Centre will focus on raising awareness of the impacts of missing persons within the community. Our key message 'Missing persons leave frayed edges, Stay connected' reminds us all of the importance of staying connected with family and friends and enhancing the support networks for those most at risk of going missing.
The impact of missing...
When: Fri, 2016-03-18 11:54
