Missing cases in the Ostalbkreis: Police asks for help!

An 83-year-old has been missing in Schwäbisch Gmünd since Tuesday. According to the Aalen police headquarters, more than 2,200 people were reported as missing last year. One person is considered missing if she has left her familiar life and is unknown to her stay. In such cases, a danger to life or life is often assumed, which can be caused by crimes, helplessness or suicide intentions.

adults have the right to choose their whereabouts without communication to relatives or friends as long as there is no acute danger. In children and adolescents, however, it is always dangerous to be dangerous, since they are not allowed to determine their whereabouts themselves. For a short time, missing children and young people represent a large part of the missing persons.

search methods of the police

The police use various methods to search for missing people. This includes the evaluation of police knowledge, the survey of relatives, friends and acquaintances as well as the review of vehicles and preferred residence. Public searches are also part of these measures. Notes from the population are of great importance for the investigation.

A prominent case is that of Michaela R., which has been missing since March 2024. She is 63 years old and without a permanent residence. Michaela R. travels through the Ostalb district with a bike and a backpack, mainly in the Aalen and Schwäbisch Gmünd area. Her last contact with a close person broke off in mid -March 2024 when they previously communicated with each other every 14 days. The police asks for clues to their whereabouts. These can be given to the police headquarters Aalen, Criminal Commissioner Aalen, on 07361 5800 or to any other police station, such as Baden-württemberg reported.

The possibility that missing people will not be found even after a long time is real, and there are extremely large number of long -term cresting cases in which there are no further investigative approaches. This illustrates the challenges with which the police are faced with the search for missing persons. Further information on the search for missing people in Schwäbisch Gmünd and the methods used are also in an article in the Remszeitung to be found.