Every parent has seen a picture of a missing child in the news and thought what an awful ordeal that must be for the family. We also think that could never happen to us. With any luck it won’t, but in the unfortunate circumstance that it does, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office would like to help you be better prepared to help law enforcement during the important first hours.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office offers a Child ID Kit to you free of charge. It provides a way to keep all of your child’s vital information organized and together in one place so that it is available at a moments notice. You only need to call us to receive this valuable safety tool at no cost to you.

The Child ID Kit includes:

To get your free Child ID Kit, please contact your Linn County Sheriff’s Office Community Service Officer. Jo Ann McQueary is at (541) 259-6126 or jmcqueary@le.linn.or.us.

For more information on the important subject of missing children, please visit: http://www.missingkids.com. This is the web site for The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children which contains a wealth of safety information on their site for parents as well as kids.

Finally, we hope that you never have occasion to need the Child ID Kit, but wouldn’t you rather have the peace of mind that having this information at your fingertips could bring. Call for your free kit today!