[header] How to find a missing person [title] Contact the police as soon as you have reason to worry. [step] You don't have to wait a mandatory amount of time to file a missing person report. The faster you notify the police that your loved one is missing, the faster they can begin searching. 
Go to your local police department to file a report. [substeps] You should understand the limits of what the police can do, especially if the missing person is an adult.