As millions of children start back to school, the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety is preparing to launch a new digital fingerprinting identification system designed to help parents find a lost or abducted child. The system is the most comprehensive, technologically advanced family safety program of its kind.
Donated by the Alpharetta Public Safety Foundation, the $6,000 system will be presented by police officers and foundation board members Thursday, Aug. 28, at 7 p.m. at the Public Safety Annex at 2970 Webb Bridge Road in Alpharetta.
The SafeAssured ID system includes a mini cd that can be shared with law enforcement, the media and community within minutes of a child’s disappearance.
It contains:
up to 10 digital fingerprints,digital photograph,
streaming video showing mannerisms and gait,
voice track providing the child’s voice and accent,
general physical description,
vital personal information (street address, date of birth, life-threatening medical conditions, identifying scars or marks, and tattoos), and family code word.
The system will be used at community functions, where families will receive a durable,
full-color photo ID card and a Parent’s Guidebook, written in conjunction with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, containing helpful safety information.
Officer Terry Joyner brought the idea of the digital fingerprinting system to the department after seeing it demonstrated at the National Conference on Preventing Crime in Atlanta.
The Alpharetta Public Safety Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization formed in 2006 by business and community leaders dedicated to maintaining world class public safety to the citizens of Alpharetta.
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