: City Missing Persons

Active Chattanooga Missing Persons Cases

  BEATRICE GREEN

DOB 01-24-56 5'04" tall, 120 pounds, Black hair, Brown eyes.
Missing from 2207 Bailey Avenue since March 12th, 1994.This victim mysteriously disappeared sometime after 3-12-94 according to family members. She was known to frequent north Georgia.

 

TONETTA CARLISLE

DOB 8-28-73 5'11" Tall, 95 Pounds, Black hair, Brown eyes.
Missing from 615 Hamilton Avenue,Chattanooga,TN on 3-15-89.
The victim was 15 years old at the time she disappeared and was last seen walking home from school. Several witnesses saw a black female being forcibly placed into a vehicle in that area.

CARMELLA GUTIERREZ

DOB 3-19-43 5'04"Tall,120 Pounds, Red Hair, Brown Eyes.
Family members reported the victim missing after they were unable to make contact with her. Victim may have moved to Georgia

BRUCE ALLAN LONGLEY

 

DOB 8-31-62  5'08" Tall, 130 Pounds, Reddish Brown Hair, Brown Eyes.
Missing since August 1997. Last seen in the North Chattanooga area.

DONDA RENEA MARTINO

DOB 12-14-61 5'06" Tall, 170 Pounds, Brown hair, Hazel eyes.
Donda Martino was last seen on June 30, 1994 on Cuscowilla Trail in Chattanooga, TN.
Martino, a mother of three, has not contacted her children since she disappeared.

VICTOR SHOWERS

DOB 9-10-44 5'03" Tall, 200 Pounds, Thinning Reddish Gray hair, wears glasses.
Mr. Showers was last seen at #30 Tunnel Blvd at the apartment complex. He was a maintenance worker there. His office door was found open but nothing was disturbed.
His truck was found parked and locked on the lot.

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MISSING CHILDREN, GO TO:

www.missingkids.com/

Missing Persons Division
 

The Youth & Family Investigations unit is commanded by Lieutenant Mike Mathis.

Policy
It is the policy of the missing persons unit to use its resources within the scope of its authority to identify, locate, and assist any juvenile or other person who is reported missing. Missing persons may be reported by calling 698-2525.
 
The procedure for reporting a missing person
There is no 24 hour waiting period for reporting missing persons. A police investigator is assigned to investigate every confirmed report of missing, runaway, or abducted children or adults.  If circumstances indicate that foul play may be involved, a major crimes investigator may be assigned to the case. A person may be declared missing when his/her whereabouts is unknown for a period of time that is regarded as unusual by the complainant.
A preliminary investigation will be conducted and will include most or all of the following steps:

complete physical description and photograph
details of physical/emotional problems
the identity of the last person to have seen the missing person
plans, habits, routines, and personal interests of the missing person
indications of missing person's personal belongings
any suggestion of foul play
 

Child Abductions / "Abduction Central Alert" Information
Recent child abductions that have garnered national media attention have prompted many inquiries about the Chattanooga Police Departments version of the 'Amber System', called the "Abduction Central Alert" program.  

The ACA program was created by the Child Alert Foundation, and is believed to be the most advanced implementation of the Amber Plan or Amber Alert ever developed.  The system system is automated and has been successfully tested, and is available to notify surrounding police, radio and TV stations as well as other law enforcement agencies and support organizations within a 100 mile radius that an individual, regardless of age, has been reported missing or abducted in our immediate geographic region, with a "zone of influence" (the 100 mile radius) containing 65 additional contacts based on data entry from other A.C.A. host locations.  Besides media and other police agencies, the program also alerts personal pagers, faxes, emails, internet alarms, web capable cell phones and more.  Our Department is also in the process of applying for a second system called LOCATER, recommended by T.B.I. and offered through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for an extended range of influence beyond the  A.C.A.'s.

A child is considered 'abducted' or 'at risk' when investigators have determined that the the circumstances surrounding the case indicate that the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death.  Besides initiating officers, investigators, and search teams, the Department's Public Information Officer also responds to such scenes and alerts every available media outlet in the tri-state area, to include Internet, Radio, Print and Broadcast outlets.  Information distributed can include descriptions and pictures of the missing child, the suspected abductor, a suspected vehicle, and any other information available and valuable to identifying the child and suspect.

Recovery of missing persons and case closure
Competent adults, having left for personal reasons, cannot be forced to return home. When such a person is located, the investigating officer will:

tell them that they are the subject of an investigation

ask them if they want the reporting person to be notified of their whereabouts

make provisions to notify the reporting person if permitted by the missing person

In all cases, the reporting person will be informed of the well being of the located missing person.  Unless criminal matters necessitate otherwise, the decision of the adult missing person not to have their location revealed shall be honored.

Where indicated, criminal charges will be filed with the District Attorney's office.

 

If you have information about a missing person you may e-mail:

                     Sgt. Ken McCrary at mccrary_ken@mail.chattanooga.gov
                     Officer Jeff Dean at dean_jeff@mail.chattanooga.gov