POLICE have confirmed there is no waiting period for the reporting of a missing person. This comes days after Greenwood Park SAPS put out an appeal to find a missing man. Kurt Baadjies, who has been missing since Friday last week (12 May) was last seen near his home in Greenwood Park. He was wearing blue jeans and dark blue boots with a black and beige hoodie.
W/O Singh of the Greenwood Park SAPS has urged anyone with information to contact him on 031 571 6512 if they had any information on the whereabouts of the 25-year-old.
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According to a statement released by national police, when a person goes missing, it is of the utmost importance for the SAPS to fulfil our mandate to serve and protect the citizens of South Africa.
It is essential to take steps and start the investigation into a missing person’s case immediately. You can assist the SAPS when reporting a missing person by following these steps:
- Report a missing person at your nearest police station immediately. Produce a recent photograph of the missing person, if possible.
- Give a complete description of the missing person’s last whereabouts, clothes that they were wearing, as well as any information that can assist the investigating officer.
- Complete and sign a SAPS 55(A) form. This form safeguards the SAPS from hoax reports and indemnifies the SAPS to distribute the photograph and information of the missing person.
- Obtain the investigating officer’s contact details, and send any additional information that might become available.
- If a missing person is found or returns voluntarily, inform the investigating officer immediately. A SAPS 92 form must be completed to inform the Bureau of Missing Persons that the missing person’s report can be removed from the circulation system.
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