The Decatur Police Department is providing residents with 500 free National Child Identification Kits.
The completed Child ID Kit is a valuable tool for law enforcement in the search for missing children. Families can provide it to investigators in the event that their child goes missing.
The kits will be available at the front desk of the Decatur Police Department at at DPD-sponsored events.
Each kit includes cheek DNA collection swabs, a wallet ID card, and an inkless fingerprint kit.
All the information within the packet can be completed from home and uses an invisible ink to prevent ink messes. Once completed, the packet should be stored by a parent or guardian.
“Children are the most precious and vital resource of our community. Keeping them safe is our foremost priority. We hope a parent never has to use their child’s ID kit, but we want to equip them with the resources they need, in the event of an emergency,” said Police Chief Nate Allen.
According to the National Child Identification Program, more than 800,000 children are classified as missing in the United States each year.
The ID kits, provided by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has helped protect more than 21 million children.
The National Child Identification Program Kit is recognized as the preferred method of child identification by the FBI.
Source: Decatur Police Department
