Child ID Program

The Onondaga District Child I.D. Umbrella Committee is asking for volunteers on May 17, 2008 at the Child I.D. Event to be held at The Race for the Cure.

Location: New York State Fair Grounds, Gate #2, Center of Progress Building
Reporting Time: 7:30 AM (This I.D. Session is scheduled to last until approx. 11:30 AM)

To Volunteer: Call Roger Novak at: 315-689-7345; or Joe Stevens at 315-635-0804

A parent's worst nightmare is a missing child, so it's important to take some preemptive measures to ensure your child's safety. News 10 Now's Karen Lee explains how they're doing that in Tioga County.

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By RONALD J. STEINER

(Original Publication: May 20, 2005)

In New York state, 21,753 children were reported missing last year, according to statistics from the Division of Criminal Justice Services.

For the last 10 years, the Freemasons in New York have been giving free child video tapes to parents in order to assist law enforcement authorities by providing reliable pictures of how their child walks, talks and looks from several angles.

Masons' program, with taped interviews, provides law enforcement officials with useful information on children if they go missing!

BY: Mary Beth Casper
(Mary Beth Casper is a freelance writer.)
July 5, 2004

The three 7-year-old girls were on their way to a friend's birthday party, but they had one important stop to make first.

They had to be fingerprinted and questioned.

Were twin sisters Chantal and Brianne Meggett and their friend, Tasha Merchant, in trouble with the law?

Hardly. The Rego Park children have responsible parents who understand the importance of ensuring their safety.