A tip shared by a California police department in 2015 is still relevant for parents before taking a child to a large, crowded place.

"Write your phone number on their wrist and cover it with liquid band-aid in case you get separated," the Clovis Police Department wrote on Facebook

Covering the ink with the liquid band-aid will keep it from washing off.

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"Also, take a photo of them using your cell phone the morning of the event so you have their clothing, hair style, and up to date photo," the post continued.

The department first posted the tip in September 2015 before a large event in the city. The post was so popular the department decided to share it again.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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