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Four Recently Recovered Missing Children Make 99 Recoveries for ChoicePoint(R)'s ADAM Program
Four Recently Recovered Missing Children Make 99 Recoveries for ChoicePoint(R)'s ADAM Program
Published 01-29-08
Submitted by ChoicePoint
ALPHARETTA, Ga., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ChoicePoint's
(NYSE: CPS) ADAM program, in partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), continues to assist in the recovery of missing children nationwide. Four missing children were recovered during the last quarter of 2007, increasing the total number of children found through the assistance of this program to 99.
In 2000, ADAM (Automated Delivery of Alerts on Missing Children) was developed by ChoicePoint and donated to NCMEC to increase the chances of safely recovering missing children. The program dramatically improves NCMEC's ability to target the specific areas in which children are most likely to be found. ADAM uses FAX technology to distribute missing child posters to law enforcement, media, schools, businesses, medical centers and other recipients within a targeted geographic search area.
"ChoicePoint's ADAM program is a key component of our recovery efforts," said NCMEC President and CEO Ernie Allen. "By allowing us to reach out to people in a specific area, we can increase the chances that someone will recognize the child and provide the lead that brings them home.
"ChoicePoint is proud to partner with an organization like NCMEC for the ADAM program," said Trish McCall, ChoicePoint's Corporate Webmaster and ADAM project director. "We value being able to assist families and the authorities in locating missing children through the responsible use of information."
Here are the stories of the latest ADAM-related recoveries:
-- In May 2007, a 15-year-old girl was reported last seen at her home in Canyon Lake, Texas. A poster was created and distributed via the ADAM program to the Canyon Lake area. In November, a shelter employee in New Braunfels, Texas, recognized the child from the faxed poster when the child came in to the shelter seeking assistance.
ÂÂ-- In August 2007, a 16-year-old girl was reported last seen at her home in Columbus, Ohio. A poster was created and distributed via the ADAM program to the Dayton area. A medical facility received and displayed the child's poster. The child visited the medical facility and upon seeing her poster turned herself in.
-- In February 2005, a 14-year-old girl was reported last seen in Lancaster, Ohio. In June 2007, the NCMEC-assigned case manager requested that the child's poster be distributed to the Columbus, Ohio, area via the ADAM program. As a result, local law enforcement received an anonymous tip that the child may be working at a local pizza restaurant. Officers went to the restaurant and located the child.
-- In September 2007, a 15-year-old girl went missing from her home in Garden Grove, California. In October, the NCMEC case manager requested that the child's poster be distributed through the ADAM program. As a result employees at a nail salon in Garden Grove recognized the child from the poster the salon had received and contacted the local law enforcement. Officers responded to the nail salon and picked up the child.
ADAM, created by a team of ChoicePoint associates working nights and weekends, is named in honor of Adam Walsh, whose kidnapping and murder brought the issue of child abduction to national attention more than 20 years ago. For more information, please visit www.choicepoint.com.
About ChoicePoint
ChoicePoint (NYSE: CPS) provides businesses, government agencies and non-profit organizations with technology, software, information and marketing services to help manage economic and physical risks as well as identify business opportunities. Consumers have free access to the reports we create at www.ChoiceTrust.com. Learn what we do to protect consumer privacy by visiting www.PrivacyatChoicePoint.com and, for more information on our company, go to www.ChoicePoint.com.
About the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children(R)
NCMEC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. NCMEC's congressionally mandated CyberTipline, a reporting mechanism for child sexual exploitation, has handled more than 519,300 leads. Since its establishment in 1984, NCMEC has assisted law enforcement with more than 135,800 missing child cases, resulting in the recovery of more than 118,700 children. For more information about NCMEC, call its toll-free, 24- hour hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST or visit its web site at www.missingkids.com.
ChoicePoint and the ChoicePoint logo are registered trademarks and ADAM is a servicemark of ChoicePoint Asset Company LLC.
