Latest National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Stories

HOUSTON, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- As thoughts begin to turn to the holidays and the end of the year, ThinAir Wireless has partnered with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) to help make sure child safety remains a priority for families year round. ThinAir Wireless has pledged to donate 5 percent of the proceeds from the sale of its P.O.M. Offender Locator iPhone Application (Version 2.2) to support NCMEC. Research indicates that more than 2,000 children...

In the aftermath of more infamous cases of child abductions, many parents are turning to technology in an effort to protect their children.The case of Jaycee Dugard, which was uncovered in August, found that Dugard had allegedly been held captive in a Northern California backyard for almost 20 years.The Associated Press cited information from Ernie Allen, president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to show that there are currently about 800,000 missing children in the...

Sexting by minors is a growing problem that the United States has yet to come to grips with, officials of a child advocacy group said. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children released a policy statement on sexting -- sending, forwarding or receiving sexually suggestive or nearly nude photographs through text message or e-mail -- which is a product of extensive dialogue with leaders in the field. The statement was developed with the strong involvement of the American Bar...

New Policy Statement from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two years ago, the word "sexting" did not even exist in the English language. Today it is a term that is much discussed and debated by parents, students, educators, law enforcement leaders and policy makers across America. It is widely misunderstood. "Sexting" refers to youth sending sexually explicit messages or sexually explicit photos of themselves...

LOUISVILLE, Ken., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- A five-year collaboration between Appriss Inc. and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) has generated leads that helped to locate non-compliant sex offenders, child abductors, and missing children who have reached the age of 18. Since 2004, Appriss has provided NCMEC unlimited access to JusticeXchange and OffenderNet, its technology solutions that are designed to help criminal justice agencies locate suspects, generate...

LIVONIA, Mich., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Valassis (NYSE: VCI), one of the nation's leading media and marketing services companies, announced today that the 149(th) missing child has been recovered as a result of its America's Looking For Its Missing Children(R) program, featured on its RedPlum media portfolio. This is the first recovery directly attributed to a missing child featured in the RedPlum free-standing insert (FSI) since the program's expansion to the FSI coupon booklet....

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Says Teaching Children About Safety Works ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Summer is an exciting time for kids - what are your child's plans? Will he or she be spending time home alone or going to local parks and swimming pools with friends? The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children offers parents ten safety tips to help keep their children safe this summer. MAKE SURE children know their full...

John Walsh and Teens Discuss Survey Results, Trends and Parental Strategy for Internet Safety at Fourth Annual Summit WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, teens from across the country gathered at the Cox National Teen Summit on Internet and Wireless Safety to discuss key topics including cyberbullying, sexting and other current safety issues. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090624/CL37724 ) America's Most Wanted host and children's advocate John Walsh led the...

What Every Parent Needs to Know: Cox and Harris Interactive to Present Findings from National Teen Online and Wireless Safety Survey on Sexting and Cyberbullying ATLANTA, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourth consecutive year, teens from across the country will gather in Washington, D.C. for the Cox National Teen Summit on Internet and Wireless Safety held in partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children(R) (NCMEC). As a part of Cox's Take Charge! program...

AMBER Ready Child Safety Tour Rolls into Sacramento Today ROCKAWAY, N.J., June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In association with the AMBER Ready 30-City Child Safety Tour, last week the AMBER Ready Foundation donated Jotto desk computer mounts and in-car printers to local law enforcement agencies in San Diego and San Francisco, as well as to the City of South El Monte (a suburb of Los Angeles). This new equipment will empower public safety officers to instantly print posters from their police patrol...