CNHI News Service
SALEM, N. H. — Finding a lost person with Alzheimer's disease, autism or another disorder that causes forgetfulness could soon get a lot easier.
Security experts say they have developed a signal search device that looks like a small TV antenna and can quickly locate a missing person wearing a small wrist or ankle transmitter that uses a special police radio frequency.
Local police began using the device recently, but more than 1,000 law enforcement and rescue organizations across the country have tested it this past year.
People with memory problems subscribe to the program for about $30 per month, and are assigned a transmitter. Then, if they end up missing, police can find them faster than mobilizing a search team or using dogs and helicopters.
The device is made by Project Lifesaver Inc. and LoJack SafetyNet Inc., the company that makes motor vehicle alarm systems.
