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These would include for people living with dementia who may wander from their homes, children with developmental delays separated from family, and children who go missing in large crowds. A text message would be sent to all mobiles in a defined area with a description of the missing person and details of how to report a sighting.

Australian Associated Press. Reuse this content. The missing persons registry coordinator, Detective Inspector Glen Browne, said the SMS messages would be used in high-risk situations.

The state crime command director, Detective Chief Superintendent Darren Bennett, said the geo-targeting tool would be invaluable in helping to find missing people. Telstra, Optus and TPG will support the use and implementation of the SMS geo-targeting tool and utilise the existing emergency alert framework.
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Australian police and policing. Officers hope geo-targeting technology will help them find high-risk people quickly.

New South Wales police will soon be able to send texts to people in the vicinity of where a missing person was last seen. A text message would be sent to all mobile devices in a defined area with a brief description of the missing person and details of how to report a sighting.
