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Search and Rescue

If you have any questions contact us at (508) 910-1735 or email Officer Scott Affonce or Officer Justin Fonseca

The Dartmouth police Search and Rescue Team consists of Officer Scott Affonce and Officer Justin Fonseca.

These officers are also members of southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (SEMLEC) search and rescue team. This team consists of 35 members from 28 different communities. These officers can be called upon for missing persons and evidence searches in any of these member communities.  Officers Affonce and Fonseca joined the team in September 2010.

Since then these officers have been trained in urban and wilderness searches, land navigation by compass and G.P.S. Officers Affonce and Fonseca are nationally certified Sartech III by the National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR).

SEMLEC

What to do if you have a missing or lost person?

Call police for assistance.  A person does not have to be missing for 24 hours to report them missing to police.
There are many programs used to assist in locating a family member or loved ones with dementia, alzheimer’s or autism. One of these programs used is the Lojack Safety Net Program.

SafetyNet™ technology enables public safety agencies to quickly find and rescue clients with cognitive disorders such as Autism and Alzheimer’s.

Should a wandering event occur

  • You or another caregiver contacts local authorities.
  • Trained search and rescue personnel use SafetyNet™ receivers to track the radio frequency signal being emitted from the SafetyNet Bracelet. Certified SafetyNet™ agencies also have access to SafetyNet™’s secure database of key client information (such as physical description, medical condition, de-escalation techniques, etc.) to assist in the search and rescue operation.
  • Once public safety officers locate your loved one, they would be able to rescue and return him or her home safely.

Officers Affonce and Fonseca along with all the members of the SEMLEC Search and Rescue Team are trained in this technology.