Child ID kits ‘flying out of office’ in wake of Kyron case

Pamplin Media Group, Jun 30, 2010

Oregon State Police are seeing an unprecedented demand for child ID kits in the wake of the disappearance of 7-year-old Kyron Horman.

State police Missing Children Program Manager Judy Hayes said interest in the free kits is the highest it has been in the 11 years. In response to requests this week, Hayes said she has sent child ID kits to people in Oregon, Virginia, Michigan, Arkansas, Florida, South Dakota, Rhode Island and parts of Canada.

“The ID kits are literally flying out of our office, but it is great to know they are going into the hands of people that can use them and want them,” Hayes said.

Hayes said national and local media coverage of the search for missing Kyron Horman has fueled the interest. Most are requests for one or two kits, but some are coming from community groups and businesses.

The kits include places for a photograph, medical information, personal information, DNA cheek swab sample, fingerprints (self inking strip included), dental information and physical description of each child. The completed kit can be sealed in a zip-lock bag and kept in case of an emergency.

Since 1999, more than 220,000 ID kits, which are available in English and Spanish, have been distributed by OSP Missing Children’s Clearinghouse in Oregon.

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