CARUTHERSVILLE, MO (KFVS) -
MOCHIP,
or Missouri Child Identification Program is designed to help families if their
children ever go missing or are abducted.
In
light of recent abductions, many parents these days say they'll do whatever it
takes.
"If
something was to ever happen to either one of my children I would want every
accessible resource possible to find them," said Brittney Tucker.
Tucker,
a mother of two small children, says her family will take part in a MOCHIP
event in Caruthersville this weekend.
How
it works is parents or guardians can walk away from the free event with a disc
in hand with their child's information, digital pictures, fingerprints, dental
impressions, and identification cards.
If
a child disappears this is the information police would immediately need.
"You
definitely don't want to be the parent or guardian that didn't get this done
and God forbid something happen to your child," said Tony Hardaway-Event
Coordinator.
"No
parent wants to think something will happen to their child, but obviously we've
seen it happen in this community even in a small town you think you are safe,
but you never know," said Brittney Tucker.
The
MOCHIP event in Carutherville is this Saturday at the Middle School from
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
People
from all states are welcome.
Organizers
say don't worry about your child's information floating around, as it is all
immediately wiped clean.
According
to MOCHIP, eight children in Missouri have been found as a result of MOCHIP.
For
more information on the program and upcoming MOCHIP events, visit www.mochip.org
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There's a MOCHIP event in Caruthersville this weekend.
The MOCHIP event in Carutherville is this Saturday at the Middle School from 10am-2pm.
If a child disappears this is the information police would immediately need.
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