You check the cars, the closets, the attic, the basement. Honestly it's so damn frustrating that it seems like we have to go back over elementary hide-and-seek tactics year after year, especially in the state famous for cases like the Balloon Boy and Jon Benet Ramsey. Any missing kid call should immediately lead to a serious search of the house and family vehicles.
This really may be a fair criticism of LE that no one wants to make, they may have really dropped the ball. Although, I personally I don't think he was in her car in the garage, can't believe it wasn't checked....they do follow theses guidelines...
There is protocol to follow….
Protocol for finding missing children taken right from the Missing and Exploited children website….
#1 Contact your local law-enforcement agency as soon as you have determined your
child is missing or has been abducted. Do not delay in reporting your child missing
to law enforcement.
#2 Search any area into which a child could crawl or hide and possibly be asleep or unable to get out. This includes closets, piles of laundry, in and under beds, inside large appliances,
in vehicles including trunks, or any other space into which a child might fit. Check areas
where your child was last seen or may have played such as open or abandoned wells,
caves, sheds, buildings, and crawl spaces.
So what was the difference, because Gannon was a suspected run away? According to this the same steps are followed if missing or abducted. There is protocol to follow….