Police project could help save a child’s life
A full set of fingerprints of the child is taken.
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Brakpan police visited Jolly Jumbo Kleuterskool on Wednesday morning, last week, to record the children’s fingerprints.
The fingerprints were taken as part of a police project, which aims to expedite the process of identifying children should they go missing.
When a child goes missing, it is imperative to provide the child’s particulars to the police as soon as possible.
This project sees this information collected and kept on record.
![The project aims to expedite the process of identifying children should they go missing. Linda Swart and Capt Joep Joubert are from the Brakpan SAPS.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/IMG_5777_28556-520x390.jpg)
Each child receives a form, which must be carefully completed by the child’s parent.
It contains information about the child’s name, address, gender, weight, hair colour, height, eye colour and distinguishable marks or features.
A recent photograph of the child is attached to the form and a full set of fingerprints of the child is taken.
For more information about the project, schools and crèches can contact Capt Joep Joubert on 011 744 4940.
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