HUNTER CROSSGUNS - 2 yo (10/14) - Blackfoot, MT

by twinkletoes Tue Oct 07, 2014 5:49 am

Glacier County

HUNTER CROSSGUNS - 2 yo (10/14) - Blackfoot, MT C178E4D92788862F4812947B14EDFF0C_787_442

7 hours 2 minutes ago by KRTV

Missing/Endangered Person Alert issued for Browning child

GREAT FALLS -- The Montana Department of Justice has issued a Missing/Endangered Person Alert at the request of Blackfeet Tribal Police for 2-year old Hunter Crossguns.

Hunter, who is in the care of his grandparents, was taken on October 3, 2014, by his father Tyler Crossguns.

According to Blackfeet police, Tyler uses methamphetamines and there is concern for Hunter's welfare.

Tyler is a 31-year old man, 5 ft 7, 175 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He is believed to be driving either a white 1994 Ford F150 Pickup with Montana license 38-9841A, or a white 1990 Chevrolet Pickup, unknown plate.

Hunter Crossguns is a 2-year old boy, 2 ft 6, about 35 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray and black shirt, Wrangler blue pants, yellow jacket, and black tennis shoes.

If you have any information about Hunter or Tyler Crossguns, call Blackfeet Tribal Law Enforcement at 406-338-4000, or your local law enforcement agency.

AMBER Alert Criteria

There is reasonable belief by law enforcement that a child has been abducted or has disappeared under suspicious circumstances.
The missing child is age 17 years or younger, or has a proven mental or physical disability.

The law enforcement agency believes the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.

There is enough descriptive information about the victim and abduction for law enforcement to issue an AMBER Alert to assist in the recovery of the child.

The child's name and other critical data elements, including the Child Abduction flag, have been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) computer.

In Montana, there is a supplemental program for use when cases don't meet the AMBER Alert criteria. It's called a Missing and Endangered Persons Advisory, and doesn't have quite the same immediacy

Missing and Endangered Persons Advisory - MEPA Criteria

Do the circumstances fail to meet the criteria for an AMBER Alert? (If they do meet the criteria, immediately follow the AMBER Alert protocol.)

Is the person missing under unexplained, involuntary or suspicious circumstances?

Is the person believed to be in danger because of age, health, mental or physical disability, or environmental or weather conditions; to be in the company of a potentially dangerous person; or is there some other factor that may put the person in peril?

Is there information that could assist the public in the safe recovery of the missing person?

The initial advisory will include any available information, like name, age, physical description, date of birth and where the person was last seen. It might also include information about whether the person has a health condition or physical or mental disability.

http://www.krtv.com/news/missing-endangered-person-alert-issued-for-browning-child/