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A 14 year old girl is seen by neighbors returning to her home after school.
Her father arrives home several hours later and determines the girl is not
home. There is no sign of foul play, and a check with neighbors reveals that
no one saw the girl leave, nor did anyone see anything unusual or suspicious
at the residence. The police are called and further investigation reveals no
information regarding the girl's location. The girl returns home and it is
discovered that she went shopping at the mall with a family friend, and
neglected to leave a note or tell anyone where she was going. Although the
determination is made in hindsight, knowing that the girl had only gone
shopping, an evaluation of the scenario reveals very little benefit that would
have been derived from the broadcast of this case, other than a description of
the girl and the clothing she was last seen wearing. There was no suspect
description, no vehicle description and direction of travel. There was no sign
of foul play, and the girl was certainly old enough to have gone somewhere of
her own volition. This case would NOT qualify for an AMBER alert. Normal means
of media involvement would still be available to aid in this investigation.
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