During his career in the application of the law, the state of the Massachusetts State Police, Lieutenant Ann Marie Robertson, learned that some families never denounced their loved ones because the person had addiction and not It had been seen in a decade.
As time went on, people felt that they could not submit a report from missing people. But that, Robertson said, is not true.
“It’s not too late. If anyone is missing, they should be reported and we should have a police report, “Robertson said.” We must have information on the file, because maybe someday we will find them, and then we can meet them again with the family. “
Massachusetts State Police and Boston Police hold the second “Day of the missing people” In March to help.
The family and friends of the missing people can go to the Salesian boys and girls club of Boston 10 to 14 hours on Saturday, March 1 to update or present new reports, provide DNA samples, share information to help research in progress and meet with several missing premises.
Although anyone can be reported at any time, the event is specifically designed to help those who have been missing for more than 60 days.
It can also help people who feel that it is bewildering to go to a police station. There are situations, said Robertson, where people may not be comfortable to go to a police station to present a report from missing people.
It prior The event was held in November at the University of Boston.
But people don’t have to wait until March to do something. Before the event, people can present their own reports of missing people for loved people from home.
The National System of Persons missing and unidentified, also known as Namus, allows families to report missing people to their Website. Namus, a voluntary database that is the “most complete” source for the missing people in the United States, according to the United States Justice DepartmentHe will work with local authorities to authenticate information and start a Local Police report.
Police officers from all over the state are also forming in use Houses.
“We are trying to encourage all Massachusetts Police Departments [to use NamUs]Because if they entered each of their missing or unidentified cases in this database, we would have a much better account than happening in Massachusetts, “said Robertson.
Although Robertson retired in January, he said he continues his own search efforts for those who remain unresolved and missing.
“We will not forget them. We know that he is the mother, father, sister, brother, wife, husband, son, and we want to find them, “he said.