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Oakland police credit NFL player for assist in missing child case

The football player retweeted a photo, which police say helped them locate the child faster

By Police1 Staff

OAKLAND, Calif. — An Oakland Raiders player used social media to help local police find a missing child.

Quarterback Derek Carr was on Twitter Jan. 14 when he saw a tweet from Lt. Chris Bolton requesting help in finding a missing child, CBS Sports reported.

https://twitter.com/OPDChris/status/820374308035776513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

He retweeted the tweet to his 250,000 followers. Later that day, police found the missing child thanks to a tip they received on Twitter.

The department thanked Carr for his help.

“So it appears the secret to sharing local missing child info is a RT by your local @NFL QB. Thank you, @derekcarrqb! Child safely located,” Bolton tweeted.

https://twitter.com/OPDChris/status/820691049311924224 https://twitter.com/derekcarrqb/status/820742430441893888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw