The Christian County Sheriff's Office is in the early stages of adding a new service that will further expand communication and awareness to the public and to law enforcement in 2024. The Senior Identification Program will allow elderly people to list emergency contacts and other information, enabling first responders to care for citizens living alone who could be susceptible to falls or other

emergencies while alone.

Chief Deputy Jim Baker of the Christian County Sheriff's Office says half of the battle when responding to these calls is being allowed entrance when the person who called is unable to move to the door or a phone.

Currently, citizens can call their local county sheriff's Office and notify of an address and phone number that could be from an elderly person experiencing circumstances that caused them to hang up the phone or not respond to the 9-1-1 operator. With an alert by this contact and notes from a caretaker like a child of the elderly person, law enforcement will have the correct information when responding.

To find out more about the Senior ID Program and to input information, call the Christian County Sheriff's non-emergency number at, 217-824-4961.

Chief Deputy Jim Baker appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.