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Repository Helps Families, Law Enforcement, Public When Children Go Missing

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— information courtesy of the N.C. Center for Missing Persons

A new public resource has been launched to help families and law enforcement agencies locate missing children.

In 2024, there were 8,758 reports of missing children in the State of North Carolina. Until now, North Carolina has not had a unified way to notify the public when children go missing.  Additionally, photos of missing juveniles have not always been readily available to the public.

The Missing Child Repository includes all juveniles reported missing in North Carolina, regardless of the circumstances.  Family members can now submit a photo of a missing child to be included in the repository by emailing the child’s name and case number to missing@ncshp.gov.

“Our hope is that this public repository will aid in the location of missing juveniles across the state, as well as providing a means to identify juveniles that are unable to identify themselves,” said Morrissa Ahl-Moyer, Director of the N.C. Center for Missing Persons.

For more information about the N.C. Center for Missing Persons and to access the Missing Child Repository, visit https://nccmp.ncdps.gov/.

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“Purple Heart Community” Ceremony Friday, Mar. 7 In Henderson

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The City of Henderson will host a ceremony Friday, Mar. 7 to designate the region as a “Purple Heart Community.”

The program will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Henderson Police Department, 200 Breckenridge St.

Purple Heart recipients, their families and all veterans are cordially invited to attend.

This designation is intended to express gratitude to members of the military from the community who were either wounded in combat or who were killed in combat.

There are more than 900 Purple Heart locations across the United States honoring the 1.6 million Purple Heart recipients.