FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 17, 2001
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

       W. Trenton - Colonel Carson J. Dunbar, Jr., Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police and Director of the State Office of Emergency Management, has announced that the list of persons reported missing as a result of last Tuesday's events at the World Trade Center in New York City is available via the New Jersey State Police web site at www.njsp.org. The list can also be accessed through links with various other state government web sites.

        The New Jersey State Police missing person list only tracks persons reported missing to state or local police departments and does not include persons reported missing to New York City police or through the New York City Missing Persons Hotline. The State Police and the Office of Emergency Management encourage all New Jersey residents who have missing family members to file an official missing person report with their local police department. Additionally, New Jerseyans may also contact the New Jersey state hotline - 1-866-NJ-CRISIS to begin the process of officially reporting missing family members.

       Persons reporting missing family members should be prepared to supply specific information about their loved one, including the following information:

• Name, Date of Birth, Address and Social Security Number
• Race
• Eye Color, Hair Color, Skin Tone, Height and Weight
• Date of last contact
• Identifying marks such as scars, tattoos, body piercings, etc.
• Description of any jewelry worn at the time of the incident
• Description of clothing (sizes, brand names, etc.)
• Dental X-Rays and charts and medical records and X-Rays
• Items such as hair brushes and tooth brushes for DNA sample
• If the victim drove to work, the vehicle make and model, registration and vehicle identification number

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