Missing persons procedures - question - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T00:22:51Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/missing-persons-procedures?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A254580&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSince he's at a presumed crim…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-11-02:537324:Comment:2548702010-11-02T20:15:43.705ZCharles A. Rayhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CharlesARay
Since he's at a presumed crime scene, he would probably call his deputies and dispatch them to where he think the women might be, and stay and secure it. An alternative would be for him to call for backup to secure the scene and then he'd be off after his niece. For suspense, I'd have him wait until a deputy arrives to cover the crime scene until it can be properly examined, and then he'd be off to try and rescue his niece.
Since he's at a presumed crime scene, he would probably call his deputies and dispatch them to where he think the women might be, and stay and secure it. An alternative would be for him to call for backup to secure the scene and then he'd be off after his niece. For suspense, I'd have him wait until a deputy arrives to cover the crime scene until it can be properly examined, and then he'd be off to try and rescue his niece. He's not actually the protago…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-30:537324:Comment:2546262010-10-30T15:55:36.193ZCamille LaGuirehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CamilleLaGuire
He's not actually the protagonist (the niece is the protag) - he's just the pofv character for the scene. But he does need to take action because he's a guy who would take action. I just needed to get an idea of the constraints.<br />
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I have a much better idea of how it will go now thanks to all here. I actually think the scene will end when he issues the BOLO and then we'll cut back to the niece - but even off screen, I wanted a sense of what he would be doing, and how he came to be carting the…
He's not actually the protagonist (the niece is the protag) - he's just the pofv character for the scene. But he does need to take action because he's a guy who would take action. I just needed to get an idea of the constraints.<br />
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I have a much better idea of how it will go now thanks to all here. I actually think the scene will end when he issues the BOLO and then we'll cut back to the niece - but even off screen, I wanted a sense of what he would be doing, and how he came to be carting the other witness along when he shows up later.<br />
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Thanks again to all. He's your protagonist, so he…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-30:537324:Comment:2546242010-10-30T15:13:42.694ZL.J. Sellershttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LJSellers
He's your protagonist, so he needs to take action. So yes, he should go to where he thinks his niece is. He should also alert local authorities about what he knows and ask them to issue a BOLO for the car and for the other suspect if he has a name or a description.
He's your protagonist, so he needs to take action. So yes, he should go to where he thinks his niece is. He should also alert local authorities about what he knows and ask them to issue a BOLO for the car and for the other suspect if he has a name or a description. Thank, you. You actually nail…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-30:537324:Comment:2546182010-10-30T14:46:21.403ZCamille LaGuirehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CamilleLaGuire
Thank, you. You actually nailed the situation. Some of the info you want is in the post I cut, but the key is that there ISN'T evidence of foul play before the video - just general circumstance and a queasy feeling in the gut.<br />
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And goody about taking the other witness with him, because that's what I want him to do. I didn't want to mess around with her having to ask to be brought along. (Although I'd already decided that he might want to bring her so he can ask more questions on the way.)
Thank, you. You actually nailed the situation. Some of the info you want is in the post I cut, but the key is that there ISN'T evidence of foul play before the video - just general circumstance and a queasy feeling in the gut.<br />
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And goody about taking the other witness with him, because that's what I want him to do. I didn't want to mess around with her having to ask to be brought along. (Although I'd already decided that he might want to bring her so he can ask more questions on the way.) My main stumbling block is th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-30:537324:Comment:2545902010-10-30T14:13:35.697ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
My main stumbling block is the fact that these women are discovered missing a few hours after one of them witnessed a murder. I don't think that's enough time for anyone to get worried. You have to account for the fact that the sheriff goes to their house in the first place. Is the visit connected with the witness to the crime? Normally quite a bit of time passes before a missing persons report is filed. The passage of time then makes the urgency and suspicion much greater. And yes, in that…
My main stumbling block is the fact that these women are discovered missing a few hours after one of them witnessed a murder. I don't think that's enough time for anyone to get worried. You have to account for the fact that the sheriff goes to their house in the first place. Is the visit connected with the witness to the crime? Normally quite a bit of time passes before a missing persons report is filed. The passage of time then makes the urgency and suspicion much greater. And yes, in that situation the sherriff would certainly head for where he thinks his niece is, but he would leave word at the station that that's where he is headed and he would call for assistance.<br />
When they are first discovered missing and their car is gone, that information is called in if there is already reason to suspect foul play. When the video is discovered, the issue of the intruders and their car crops up. How did they get there? And then of course there are all the witness interviews prior to this and following the finding of evidence that they have been abducted. What the video shows enters into this.<br />
As for the dilemma with the other witness he doesn't trust: he'd take her with him. I'm assuming extreme urgency here.<br />
(A bit hard to know what your sequence of events is from the above). I deleted one of my replies t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-30:537324:Comment:2545842010-10-30T05:35:00.713ZCamille LaGuirehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CamilleLaGuire
I deleted one of my replies to Dan because it contained things that may be spoilers for my book.
I deleted one of my replies to Dan because it contained things that may be spoilers for my book. I'm not asking whether the st…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-30:537324:Comment:2545832010-10-30T05:05:25.094ZCamille LaGuirehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CamilleLaGuire
I'm not asking whether the state will consider him a suspect. I know that. But the state isn't there in the scene. I'm asking what he would do.
I'm not asking whether the state will consider him a suspect. I know that. But the state isn't there in the scene. I'm asking what he would do. Okay that helps.
As for putt…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-30:537324:Comment:2545802010-10-30T03:16:51.812ZCamille LaGuirehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CamilleLaGuire
Okay that helps.<br />
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As for putting out a BOLO... He's away from his car, and he's not a patrol officer (but it is a very small county). Would he have a radio on him? Or would he use his cell phone and ask dispatch to put out a BOLO or would he run down to his car?
Okay that helps.<br />
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As for putting out a BOLO... He's away from his car, and he's not a patrol officer (but it is a very small county). Would he have a radio on him? Or would he use his cell phone and ask dispatch to put out a BOLO or would he run down to his car? If he is the Sheriff, he can…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-30:537324:Comment:2545612010-10-30T00:52:28.170ZGarry L. McLaughlinhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/GarryLMcLaughlin
If he is the Sheriff, he can do what ever he wants in his own county. It is no law, just a rule most go by. BTW ... he would "put out" a BOLO, as out on the radio, not "in".<br />
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Garry-
If he is the Sheriff, he can do what ever he wants in his own county. It is no law, just a rule most go by. BTW ... he would "put out" a BOLO, as out on the radio, not "in".<br />
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Garry- Thanks, Gary.
While the wome…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-30:537324:Comment:2545592010-10-30T00:16:01.764ZCamille LaGuirehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CamilleLaGuire
Thanks, Gary.<br />
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While the women disappeared from the other county, there is reason to believe they are going back to the county where he is sheriff. Would it be reasonable to have him put in a BOLO among his own people before he sees the video? If he wanted to, COULD he do it even if it doesn't fit the usual policy? (I.e. could he pull rank?)<br />
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Plot-wise, it doesn't make a difference, I just am trying to figure out what he would do. It is a cozy, and there are exaggerated characters, but he is…
Thanks, Gary.<br />
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While the women disappeared from the other county, there is reason to believe they are going back to the county where he is sheriff. Would it be reasonable to have him put in a BOLO among his own people before he sees the video? If he wanted to, COULD he do it even if it doesn't fit the usual policy? (I.e. could he pull rank?)<br />
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Plot-wise, it doesn't make a difference, I just am trying to figure out what he would do. It is a cozy, and there are exaggerated characters, but he is pretty grounded so I want to stay with striking distance of reality.<br />
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Camille