Submission:
Hello,
My name is Cody Scheuermann (Pronounced like Charmin toilet paper). I have listened to you guys the past several years and due to your show, we have changed our policies and missing persons and runaways in dispatch.
- We do not believe in the 24-hour rule.
- All persons, no matter the age, are entered missing into NCIC. We do not send BOLO’s or Attempt to Locates. Those do nothing.
When entering persons into NCIC, an actual hit or delayed hit will be sent to dispatch when that person’s vehicle or name is ran so we know they are actually missing or may cause harm to themself.
BOLO’s & ATL’s are overlooked and the officers just have to remember the information which honestly, is nearly impossible several hours into your shift. If dispatch enters said person and we receive a delayed hit, we at least have an approximate area that person was last seen or at least where their plate was ran rather it was by an officer, plate reader, or traffic camera.
My goal is to implement this nationwide.
BOLO’s don’t save lives, dispatchers do.