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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When no one heard from her after a few days, her boyfriend filed a missing person report.
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The sheriff’s office said her father filed a missing person report around 5:43 p.m. Thursday, after which the office immediately engaged with the State Department and federal law enforcement to reach out to the Dominican Republic national police.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Sam’s family insists that police did not treat Sam as a missing person until Feb. 10, when the family filed a missing person report with the Oakdale Police Department, their local police in Minnesota.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
The update comes after the LVMPD confirmed to PEOPLE on Tuesday that a missing person report had been taken for DiDonato, but didn't share any additional details.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The sheriff’s office said her father filed a missing person report around 5:43 p.m. Thursday, after which the office immediately engaged with the State Department and federal law enforcement to reach out to the Dominican Republic national police.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Sam’s family insists that police did not treat Sam as a missing person until Feb. 10, when the family filed a missing person report with the Oakdale Police Department, their local police in Minnesota.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
The update comes after the LVMPD confirmed to PEOPLE on Tuesday that a missing person report had been taken for DiDonato, but didn't share any additional details.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for missing person report
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“Missing person report.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missing%20person%20report. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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