The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office recently introduced a new program to help reach individuals with medical conditions.

Sheriff Adam Infante outlines the new Loved Ones Stay Together program, or L.O.S.T., is designed to identify people who may be at risk of becoming lost or disoriented due to autism, dementia, or Alzheimer’s. He says the new technology is a preventative way to solve problems before they occur, while also acting as a database to plug information into. Infante believes that this program can be a lifesaving tool.

“I think that it will be a huge resource for everybody. It could potentially be very, very helpful, it can save lives. We get, from other departments all the time, be on the lookout for a missing driver, or this guy didn’t go where he was supposed to go. It can help in all those situations, and we (Dallas County) don’t have a ton of them, but across the state we have enough of them. So I think it’s a valuable thing to be proactive about.”

Infante explains that people can fill out an online form with the individual’s information, which will be put in the Sheriff’s Office record management software, and can be viewed by deputies and will display a background of the person, a picture, and tendencies they may have like frequently visiting a park. He describes this will give transparency to loved ones looking for family members, or if a family member is found wandering, then the Sheriff’s Office can easily make contact with the caretaker. Infante concludes that registration forms are available on the Sheriff’s Office website or mobile app. To find that link, click here.