Urbandale Police officers are now utilizing a missing person alert system to assist in locating vulnerable or at risk individuals. The alert system is operated by a nationwide non-profit organization called A Child is Missing. The organization's alert system utilizes sophisticated computer mapping systems and trained technicians to place 1,000 phone calls per minute to residents and businesses in the area where someone has gone missing. 

The A Child is Missing alert system can be used to help locate missing children, missing elderly (often suffering from Alzheimer's), college students on campus and missing persons who are mentally or physically challenged.  This alert system is highly localized and can be used when an AMBER Alert is not warranted. To date the efforts of A Child Is Missing have been credited by law enforcement with more than 430 safe assisted recoveries across the country. 

It is vital that we are able to get as many land lines and cell phone numbers registered with this organization as possible.  The numbers will be utilized for the alert system exclusively and will not be sold or given to any other organization.  The Urbandale Police Department requests your participation in this free and innovative tool to help keep at risk members of our community safer.

Telephone numbers that are called by this program include listed numbers in the selected area, but do not include cell phone numbers, unlisted numbers, broadband/voice-over IP numbers, or TDD/TTY devices.  These numbers can be added to ensure they, too, are called in the event of an alert. 

Sign up

Sign up to enter your cell phone, unlisted, broadband/voice-over IP or TDD/TTY device number.  Click on "add your name" to enter your name, number, and address.  This information will only be used for emergency message alerts.