Marion Police Officer Bobby West fingerprints Dillan West, his nephew, Thursday as part of a child identification kit during a community health and safety fair at Marion Commons.The police department inked and blotted more than 500 tiny fingers at its booth aimed at giving families a jump on finding a child in the event the child comes up missing. "Basically, it helps us get a jump on things instead of having to sit down (with the family) and gather this information," Officer West said of the ID kit.
The procedure gives parents not only a record of fingerprints, but also a comprehensive list of information that can be handed over police in order to help to locate a missing child. For parents who missed the City of Marion and Crittenden Health Systems-sponsored fair, arrangements can be made with the Marion Police Department or Crittenden County Sheriff's Department to have their child fingerprinted for the information kit.
