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#89283 - 03/13/11 02:01 PM
Re: Missing San Diego State student
[Re: pedmar]
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Registered: 08/30/09
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Tragic story -very unreported in Spain at the beginning because according to what I read in the States, his roomates reprted him missing but the police didn't take it seriously until the US Embassy and the university got involved.His father flew out after a week because the idea of a kidnapping suggested by the police never came to anything.What a sad photo of the dad next to a poster.He even had hired som detectives to help in the search but the next day ,his body was found in the river. After the sadness , I'm sure one of the question,mentioned by Steve, will arise as to the loyalty of his friends-why didn't they go with him? Alcohol in the States is such a bugaboo and that leads to young Americans abroad just going crazy with the freedom-no need for ID/s,no limits,no parents etc.In Spain I see the young people have now got into having these dreadful drinking gatherings-botellón-Last summer the police really were out in full strength in front of the square of San Andrés and Plaza de la Paja.
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#89299 - 03/17/11 12:25 PM
Re: Missing San Diego State student
[Re: laduque]
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Registered: 04/28/05
Posts: 102
Loc: SoCal, USA
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The only way to perhaps entice to engage the police into looking for and adult within the 24-48 hour window is by asking for a wellness check, you'd have to give a reasonable story and why you are so concerned, tell them how out of character and odd the situation is, if upon arrival to the searching location the police finds suspicious evidence, any sign of foulplay, say, a broken window, then they will look into it much deeper and most likely ensue a full on investigation.
Im sure that laws in other places may differ, providing a logical and reasonable argument to someone in charge may help.
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#89308 - 03/20/11 01:40 AM
Re: Missing San Diego State student
[Re: MadridMan]
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Registered: 06/23/05
Posts: 9
Loc: San Diego, CA
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Actually, California law does not require a wait of 24 to 48 hours. From website for the Office of the Attorney General of California: "There is NO waiting period for reporting a person missing. All California police and sheriffs' departments must accept any report, including a report by telephone, of a missing person, including runaways, without delay and will give priority to the handling of the report."
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