Social media tool in hunt for missing persons

By Phil McCarroll
Updated August 8 2014 - 5:00pm, first published 4:36pm
Lake Illawarra Local Area Command community safety officer Sergeant Jason Harrison said forms of social media such as Facebook could be both hindrance and help in the search for missing persons.
Lake Illawarra Local Area Command community safety officer Sergeant Jason Harrison said forms of social media such as Facebook could be both hindrance and help in the search for missing persons.

AS people continue to turn more and more to social media for information, police from Lake Illawarra Local Area Command have said platforms such as Facebook can both help and hinder missing person investigations. 

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