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place for all of us ,” said Allen .
“ The FBI Wanted app will help carry on this tradition of partnership . We encourage everyone to download it and report any pertinent tips to the FBI .”
Search and Filtering Capabilities The new FBI Wanted App provides a range of search and filtering options to browse information and locate specific individuals or cases .
The app enables you to :
• Quickly scroll through the entire list of Wanted profiles ( currently more than 500 );
• Use the search feature to locate individuals by name , alias , city , state , country , or any other terms mentioned in the descriptions ;
• Sort information alphabetically by the FBI field office working the case ;
• List data chronologically according to when it was published or updated ;
• Filter profiles by status ( deceased , located , etc .);
• View listings by subject or crime categories , including Case of the Week , Ten Most Wanted , Fugitives , Terrorism , Kidnappings / Missing Persons , Seeking Information , Parental Kidnappings , Known Bank Robbers , Endangered Child Alert Program , and Violent Criminal Apprehension Program ; and
• Use the search and filtering tools in various combinations — for instance , you can sort all terrorism profiles by field office or list the most recently published kidnappings .
Digital Technologies Help Find Fugitives
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Since 1996 — when the FBI began posting wanted flyers on its new website — the Bureau has used a number of digital technologies to enlist the public ’ s help in locating and identifying various individuals .
These tools include : Social Media
• The FBI publicizes information about fugitives , missing persons , and other individuals through more than 60 separate social media pages or sites , including a dedicated FBI Most Wanted Twitter page with 50,000 followers .
Digital Billboards
• Since 2007 , the FBI has partnered with outdoor advertising companies to place urgent public safety messages — including notifications on wanted fugitives and missing children — on approximately 6,700 digital billboards around the nation .
• The result has been nearly 60 captures and rescues .
Audio and Video Podcasts
• The Bureau publishes a regular series of podcasts in its Wanted By the FBI series that are available for download on iTunes and FBI . gov .
• Video podcasts — or vodcasts — can be viewed on YouTube or the FBI website .
RSS Feeds
• On FBI . gov , you can subscribe to 170 different feeds that deliver Bureau news and information . More than 70 of these feeds involve Wanted information .
• Mobile App
• Based on the Bank Robbers website , the FBI Bank Robbers App maps the location of robberies locally and nationally and enables people to sign up for new listings .
Widgets
• The FBI has created various widgets or modules that can be incorporated into other websites or blogs , including four related to the Wanted program : Ten Most Wanted , Wanted By the FBI , Predators and Missing Persons , and Most Wanted Bank Robbers .
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