Program to help special needs individuals reported missing - -Jonesboro, AR

Program to help special needs individuals reported missing - KAIT-Jonesboro, AR

JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - The Craighead County Sheriff's Department has begun a new program designed to help search for special needs individuals reported missing.

For the past two days, officers have been training on a program called Project Life Saver. And Tuesday, that training was put to the test. It is a new piece of equipment will help officers locate individuals who have a tendency to wander, whether it's from Alzheimer or autism. The individual is given a bracelet with a transmitter attached, which can then be detected by a receiver. Officers spent Tuesday afternoon practicing mock searches to locate lost individuals who they called "the rabbit."