It can be a source of great anguish for a family -- a loved one disappearing without a trace. On Monday, police in Suffolk County rolled out a new approach to try to solve more missing cases. GusoffTV reports.
police in Suffolk CountyThere is a new focus on an a sometimes forgotten population -- the missing. Volunteer community ambassadors are now assisting Suffolk police by distributing flyers. Among the missing is 12-year-old Mertcan Cakmak and 65 others like him are missing in the county.
"I had a family member missing and the trauma it brought to my family, this is something that we all need to prioritize," Harrison said. Her mother is advocating for a state task force on missing women and girls of color, cases that families say often get insufficient attention. Laura Mullen with the Empower Long Island applauds Suffolk, which will also now follow up to address the underlying reason a person goes missing more than once.
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