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Police officer praises Green Park staff for handling of missing student

Police officer praises Green Park staff for handling of missing student
City of Walla Walla Police Officer Dan Lackey sent an e-mail to the district this week praising the outstanding job the Green Park staff did in response to a missing child report.

Here is a summary of Lackey's comments:
"I responded to Green Park for a missing child. I met with Principal Mike Lambert and a lot of staff upon my arrival. They had already started the notifications. They were able to get me a picture of the young lady and had already searched the school.

The teacher took me on the route they had just walked from the computer lab and told me all the hiding spots they already checked. By the time we arrived back to the office, the staff had already received one answer from the bus drivers and were waiting for more.

All the staff involved had all of answers I was looking for and were willing to do whatever was needed to be done. The lost child's aunt did try to tell the staff that the police did not need to be called right away, but the staff disagreed and called the police. This was the right thing to do!

I met with the aunt to get some more information. We already had officers at the residence making contact with another relative to search the house for her. About this time the lost little girl walked up to the house and the school staff was notified she was located. The Green Park staff did an OUTSTANDING JOB!" Dan Lackey

WALLA WALLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS • 364 South Park St. • Walla Walla, WA 99362 • Phone: 509-527-3000 • Fax: 509.529.7713

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