Newark Police Encourage Residents to Download FBI's Child ID Phone App

Newark Police officials are encouraging residents to download the FBI’s Child ID smartphone phone application. Police officials shared the following information via Nixle Alerts:

You’re shopping at the mall with your children when one of them suddenly disappears. A quick search of the nearby area is unsuccessful. What do you do?

Now there’s a free new tool from the FBI that can help. Child ID app—the first mobile application created by the FBI—provides a convenient place to electronically store photos and vital information about your children so that it’s literally right at hand if you need it. You can show the pictures and provide physical identifiers such as height and weight to security or police officers on the spot. Using a special tab on the app, you can also quickly and easily e-mail the information to authorities with a few clicks.

Install the Child ID app on your smartphone. The free mobile application is available for both the iPhone and Android operating systems. The app also includes tips on keeping children safe as well as specific guidance on what to do in those first few crucial hours after a child goes missing.

We encourage you to share the word about this app with family and friends, especially during upcoming activities in our community!

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