missing person report

noun

: a document that officially reports that someone is missing

They've filed a missing person report with the police.

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The family filed a missing person report the following day after the 28-year-old failed to contact them, the department said. —

Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024 After not hearing from him, her brother filed a missing person report in Wichita Falls, about two hours from Dallas, where Yenner had lived. —

Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024 When Smith failed to make the pickup and then didn’t call into work, Lisa filed a missing person report. —

Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024 The girl’s mother filed a missing person report around 12:25 p.m. Friday, police said. —

Jason Green, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for missing person report

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