"The Santa Rosa Police Department's latest social media push to find missing persons whose trails have gone cold concluded with one of the 23 featured cases being resolved, the department announced this week. The department's five-week Missing Person Monday campaign, in which police shared photos and last known whereabouts of people that they consider missing in the hope that community members can provide information about where they are now, kicked off Jan. 5."
"I really felt if I could get their photos out I might get a call from a co-worker or friend who could lead me in the right direction, Meyer told The Press Democrat in 2024. Investigators with the department continued the campaign following Meyer's departure in 2025. As with the three previous campaigns in 2024 and 2025, authorities shared weekly posts highlighting a few missing persons, rather than one long list, in an effort to draw more public attention."
The Santa Rosa Police Department ran a five-week Missing Person Monday social media campaign beginning Jan. 5 that posted photos and last known whereabouts to solicit community tips. One featured person, 68-year-old Harvey Thompson, was located in a different California city after a Facebook post; Thompson had been reported missing by his landlord in July 2025. The campaign was first developed and led by intern Erica Meyer in 2024 after investigative dead ends, and investigators continued it following her 2025 departure. Previous campaigns (Jan. 2024, Aug. 2024, Aug. 2025) collectively resolved multiple cold cases, bringing the total resolved to 14 since the effort began two years ago.
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