thornyone's Blog

One day while shopping at the store my son disappeared out of my vision, I told my mom to look and I ran to the front of the store to watch the exits. I told employees on the way what was happening.

Later I was told what a good idea it was to get to the exits, but that they had a time when they had found a little girl in the mens room someone had already cut her hair short and had clothes ready to dress her up as a boy.

I guess this must be a common occurance so I will share this one with you.

 
> >> > > Received this email and wanted to share with everyone:
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Forwarded from a Sam's Club employee . . .
> >> > >
> >> > > Wanted to share som ething that happened today while shopping at
> >> Sam's
> >> > > Club. A mother was lean ing ov er looking for meat and turned around
> >> to find
> >> > > her 4 yr. old daughter was missing. I was standing there right beside
> >>
> >> > > her, and she was calling her daughter with no luck.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > I asked a man who worked at Sam's to announce it over the loud
> >> speaker for
> >> > > Katie. He did, and let me say he immediately walked right past me
> >> when I
> >> > > asked and went to a pole where there was a phone. He made an
> >> announcement
> >> > > for all the doors and gates to be locked, a code something.
> >> > >
> >> > > So they locked all the doors at once. This took all of 3 minutes
> >> after I
> >> > > asked the guy to do this. They found the little girl 5 minutes later
> >> in a
> >> > > bathroom stall. Her head was half shaved, and she was dressed in her
> >> > > underwear with a bag of clothes, a razor, and wig sitting on the
> >> floor
> >> > > beside her to make her look
> >> > > different.
> >> > > Whoever this person was, took the little girl, brought her into the
> >> bathroom, shaved half her head, and undressed her in a matter of less
> >> than
> >> > > 10 minutes. This makes me shake to no end. Please keep a close eye on
> >> your
> >> > > kids when in big places where it's easy for you to get separated.
> >> > >
> >> > > It only took a few minutes to do all of that-another 5 minutes and
> >> she
> >> > > would have been out the door. I am still in shock that some sick
> >> person
> >> > > could do this, let alone in a matter of minutes. The days are over
> >> when
> >> > > our little ones could run rampant all over the place and nothing
> >> would
> >> > > happen to them.
> >> > >
> >> > > The little girl is fine. Thank God for fast workers who didn't
> >> take any
> >> > > chances.
> >> > >
> >> > > BE SURE TO FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE, SO THEY KNOW JUST HOW SICK
> >> PEOPLE ARE
> >> > > OUT THERE!!! (This happened at the Sam's
> >> > > Wholesale Club in Omaha , Nebraska .)
> >> > >
> >> > > This message has been added to the story above:
> >> > >
> >> > > I received this e-mail from o ne of my friends today. Let me first
> >> tell you
> >> > > that I work at the Sam's club in Lincoln , NE. The code that was
> >> spoken of
> >> > > is called a 'Code Adam'. It is named after John Walsh's
> >> (host of Americas
> >> > > Most Wanted) son Adam who was kidnapped and murdered many years ago.
> >> It is
> >> > > used in all Sam's Clubs, Wal-marts, and Wal-mart super centers to
> >> locate
> >> > > lost children.
> >> > >
> >> > > This is how it works. If by some means you have been separated with
> >> your
> >> > > child tell the nearest employee! The employe e will page a 'Code
> >> Adam'
> >> > > (missing child in the store) over the intercom system followed by a
> >> > > description of the child (height, weight, hair color, age, nam e
> >> etc).
> >> > >
> >> > > When that page goes out all the exits are immediately guarded, and/or
> >>
> >> > > locked in some cases, also every employee will stop whatever they are
> >>
> >> > > doing no matter what it is and help look for the missing child. This
> >> will
> >> > > continu e unt il the child is found.
> >> > >
> >> > > If the child is not found within a reasonable time then the police
> >> are
> >> > > notified and the store will conduct an isle by isle search. So if
> >> ever you
> >> > > are separated from your child now you know what to do.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Missing children pictures hang by the exits of all Wal-mart and
> >> Sam's Club
> >> > > stores, please take a few minutes to look these over as you leave,
> >> you
> >> > > just might have seen one of the children on them and you might be the
> >> one
> >> > > to give their parents hope and give the police a new lead in finding
> >> > > them.
> >> > >
> >> > > Thank you.
> >> > >
> >> > > Sincerely, Rudy Magee Sam's Club #6413
> >> > >
> >> > > Even i f you do not have little kids, pass this one on to everyone
> >> you can
> >> > > think of. You never know who you might save by sending this email!
> >> > >
> >> > > Please take the time and forward this to any friend who has children
> >> &
> >> > > grandchildren!
> >> >
> >> > > Some of us don't have little kids anymore but I'm sure we
> >> know people who
> >> > > do...please pa ss this on.