NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
April 16, 2009
Contact: Michele Nicholson
Public Information Officer
(850) 651-7420
DIGITAL CHILD SAFETY KITS AVAILABLE MAY 9
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office and Beach Community Bank
will hold a SafeAssured
event Saturday, May 9 from 9 a.m. until noon at the bank's Crestview office at
The
SafeAssured Digital ID Kits
allow parents and guardians to put a child's identifying information and video
on a mini-CD that is maintained by the family. The mini-CD will include a high
quality digital photo, digital video showing mannerisms and gait, a full set of
digital fingerprints, and a digital voice file, along with general personal
information.
Appointments for the event on May 9 are now being
accepted for children ages five and up. To schedule an appointment, please
contact Jennifer Tallman with Beach Community Bank at (850) 244-9900 ext 255 or
jennifert@beachcommunitybank.com.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is the first law
enforcement agency in our region to offer the SafeAssured Digital ID Kits.
Having digital information ready for quick dissemination is critical to any
effort to find a missing child. Beach Community Bank sponsored the first wave of
SafeAssured ID kits with a $10,000 donation. Because of the bank's sponsorship,
the SafeAssured ID kits are prepared at no cost to families receiving the kits.
Future events will be announced through the media
and published on the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Website,
www.sheriff-okaloosa.org
under the Crime Prevention section.
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