Texas Department of Public Safety Intelligence & Counterterrorism Division
Texas Department of Public Safety Intelligence & Counterterrorism Division Body Parts Human Trafficking Catastrophe Victim/Witness Location 5/2/2014 Deceased Persons Amber Alerts Hague Cases Skeletal Remains Living Persons Parental Abductions Missing Persons Runaways Kidnapping For Official Use Only (FOUO) Silver Alerts 2 MPCH was established by the 69th legislature, regular session in 1985 In 1986, MPCH became operational Staff of 8 Assists law enforcement, families, nonprofit organizations, and the general public in handling the problem of missing and unidentified persons Central repository for information pertaining to missing persons and unidentified living/dead Publication and distribution of photos Training for law enforcement Analytical assistance The unit was created in 2007 to strengthen law enforcement’s compliance with requirements for documenting information of unidentified persons and unidentified skeletal remains in Texas. In addition, UPDU is responsible for educating law enforcement on their requirement to submit DNA samples from unidentified human remains to the University of North Texas Health Center for Human Identification for entry into the DNA database. The text of Texas Statutes relating to missing and unidentified persons can be found in: Code of Criminal Procedure (Chapter 63 and 49) Education Code Family Code Government Code Health and Safety Code Penal Code Chapter 20 • Kidnapping and Unlawful Restraint Chapter 25 • Offenses Against the Family Interference with child custody Enticing a child Harboring a runaway Sale or purchase of child Interference with rights of guardian Chapter 37 • False reporting regarding a missing child or person 42 USC 5779 – Requires Federal, State, and Local law enforcement to report to NCIC each case of a missing child under the age of 21. * This law removes the ambiguity about 17 year olds. Attempted Child Abduction Reporting High Risk Missing Children Reporting Grant Funding Missing Child Reporting Training (TCOLE / NCMEC) Art. 63.0041. REPORTING OF ATTEMPTED CHILD ABDUCTION. A law enforcement officer or local law enforcement agency reporting an attempted child abduction to the clearinghouse shall make the report by use of the Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System or a successor system of telecommunication used by law enforcement agencies and operated by the Department of Public Safety. SECTION 5. Article 63.009, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: (a-1) A local law enforcement agency, on receiving a report of an attempted child abduction, shall immediately, but not later than eight hours after receiving the report, provide any relevant information regarding the attempted child abduction to the clearinghouse. Except as provided by Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 63.0016, “attempted child abduction” means an act taken with the specific intent to abduct a child that amounts to more than mere preparation to abduct a child but fails to result in an actual abduction. This term may include the attempted commission of offenses found in Penal Code Sections 20.02 (Unlawful Restraint), 20.03 (Kidnapping), 20.04 (Aggravated Kidnapping), and any act of deception, intimidation, enticement, coercion, threat, or use of physical force related to those offenses. In such situations, a report shall be submitted to the department in accordance with Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 63. We are requesting: Force Threat Luring We track via TxMap Monitor for trends Provide information for investigations Provide statistics to Legislatures Art. 63.0091. LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS REGARDING REPORTS OF CERTAIN MISSING CHILDREN. (a) The public safety director of the Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules regarding the procedures for a local law enforcement agency on receiving a report of a missing child who: (1) had been reported missing on four or more occasions in the 24month period preceding the date of the current report; or (2) is in foster care or in the conservatorship of the DFPS and had been reported missing on two or more occasions in the 24-month period preceding the date of the current report. CCP Article 63.009 (c) All Texas law enforcement agencies are required to enter information about all unidentified bodies into the clearinghouse and NCIC unidentified person file. LE agency shall not later than the 10th working day after the date of the death is reported to the agency, enter all available identifying features of the unidentified body (fingerprints, dental records, unusual characteristics and clothing description) into the clearinghouse and NCIC. Amber Alert — Implemented on September 12, 2002. The AMBER Alert system notifies the public of a child abduction. The system electronically activates highway signs and distributes vehicle information within a 200 mile radius of the abduction. Silver Alert — Implemented on September 1, 2007. The Silver Alert system notifies the public of missing elderly people (age 65 and older) who are diagnosed with mental impairments, such as Alzheimer’s Disease. Endangered Missing Persons Alert — Implemented on September 1, 2011. The Endangered Missing Persons Alert system is a means to assist law enforcement in the recovery of missing persons with a diagnosed intellectual disability and notifies the public of a missing disabled person. Missing Persons File Data Collection Entry Guide; NCIC Initial Entry Report Form Unidentified Persons File Data Collection Entry Guide; NCIC Initial Entry Report Form TCIC audit requires supporting documentation for each record entry into TCIC/NCIC. Make a copy of each of these three documents to keep in file. ORI’s Initial Case Report NCIC Initial Entry Report Form NCIC Record Entry Checks and balances… – Before entry… Query TCIC/NCIC for the missing person Query the person of interest (PWI) Query for registration of vehicle involved Entry of a missing person needs to be accurate and timely. As information is obtained, modify the record entry. * Remember - Make a copy of the modified record for file. 6 NCIC MISSING PERSONS CATEGORIES * * * * * * DISABILITY (EMD) ENDANGERED (EME) INVOLUNTARY (EMI) JUVENILE (EMJ) CATASTROPHE VICTIM (EMV) OTHER (EMO) to PACK THE RECORD with: Scars, Marks, Tattoos and Other Characteristics Vehicle Dental History FPC (Finger Print Class) DNA and Location of DNA Jewelry Type & Description Vision Image of missing person & PWI (abductor/companion) Supplemental Information is important AKA’s include Names, DOB’s, SOC’s, SID’s, OLN’s, ARN, etc. * DECEASED (EUD) * LIVING (EUL) * CATASTROPHE VICTIM (EUV) Body Parts Status Scars, Marks, Tattoos and Other Characteristics Jewelry Type & Description Dental FPC (Finger Print Class) Medical Examiner, Case # and Location DNA and Location of DNA Images A M A C A * These messages need to be given to the assigned investigator Entry and modification of unidentified persons (living or deceased)/ human remains into NCIC. The modification of a missing persons record in NCIC. Research and review of $.M possible matches. Entry onto the TX DPS Missing and Unidentified Person website. Fingerprint submission on state and national levels. Coordination of NCIC fingerprint coding. Update NCIC entry with fingerprint code; Rerun of prints. Coordination of dental charting and comparisons Updating dental information in NCIC Entry of dental x-rays, models and photos into NDIR DPS DL Biometric facial recognition system search Search of state and national missing person files Submission of cases to various websites and publications Coordination with a forensic artist Coordination of DNA submission CCP Art 63.008 – The Texas Education Agency shall develop and administer a program for the location of missing children who may be enrolled within the Texas school system, including nonpublic schools, and for the reporting of children who may be missing or who may be unlawfully removed from schools. EDC 25.002 Contact MPCH when: – A child is registered without a birth certificate – No copy of prior school records is received – Child’s birth certificate appears altered – Any other suspicious behavior Missing Persons Clearinghouse flags birth records of missing/abducted children Children 10 and under The Clearinghouse works with Register Tapes Unlimited and HEB in the Light the Candle program which places photos of area missing children on the back of HEB register receipt tapes. Implemented in the summer of 1999 Features one child per five stores every 90 days. The mission of TDCJ “Behind the Walls,” is to link law enforcement and incarcerated felons to solve crimes left unsolved due to lack of information. Offenders can report the information to the confidential Crime Stoppers address. Reward is placed into offender’s trust fund. Reward may be sent to a family member designated by the offender. At no time is the identity of the offender revealed. An international treaty governing the return of internationally abducted children. It is a civil matter only. Law enforcement should only locate the child and/or abductor The matter is handled in the court system. Vital Statistics Birth records Death records Marriage and divorce records AFIS IAFIS IDENT USVISIT The primary function of the NDIR is to provide a place for agencies to voluntarily house supplemental dental images in a Web environment. This will allow for the information to be readily retrieved by qualified individuals performing dental comparisons between Missing/ Wanted person files and the Unidentified Person files in NCIC. A second function of the NDIR is to allow agencies who have an interest in having their dental coding reviewed for accurate and consistent NCIC coding by an experienced forensic odontologist to do so. Submitted records will be reviewed and compared to the information coded on the NCIC record. If discrepancies are noted, the agency will be contacted and advised of the errors. Senate Bill 1304 High risk missing persons – Stranger abduction – Unknown or suspicious circumstances – Missing more than 30 days – If the person is believed to be deceased or in danger Unidentified persons The University of North Texas Center for Human Identification is a national resource for the identification of missing persons and unidentified remains combining the services of Laboratory of Molecular Identification with the Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology. 800-763-3147 For more information, submission forms and sample collection kits On March 27,2006 the head of an unidentified male was discovered in a city sanitation truck. The body was never recovered DNA warm hit to Kevin Thomas Walsh The circumstances of Walsh’s death are still unknown Rosa Sandoval DOB: May 8, 1992 DLC: May 27, 2004 Rosa was abducted from her home. Rosa was reported missing to San Antonio Police Department and entered into TCIC/NCIC May 29, 2004. Received DNA @ lab July 7, 2004. Bexar County Sheriff’s Office DBF: December 10, 2004 A skull was located in Bexar County in a ravine that had recently flooded; so no other remains were located. Received DNA @ lab December 20, 2004. TX Missing Persons Clearinghouse and Unidentified Persons & DNA Unit Direct: 512-424-5074 Hotline: 1-800-346-3243 Susan Burroughs Analyst 512-424-5043 Teresa Becker Analyst 512-424-2298 Courtney Fowler Analyst 512-424-2669 Texas Rangers Crimes Against Children Center Lt. Derek Prestridge 512-424-5783 Lance Fuller Analyst 512-424-5040 Kristin Fabry Analyst 512-424-2819 Heidi Prather Program Supervisor 512-424-2814 Carolyn Mellon Analyst 512-424-7070 Melanie Schramm Analyst 512-424-2683
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