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Last contacted May 12, 2026 (Alaska DPS)From the cited official record

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Alaska DPS lists IAN MCCARTHY with a Date Last Contacted value of May 12, 2026.

Date label: Last contacted May 12, 2026 (Alaska DPS). Alaska DPS lists this as Date Last Contacted. Keep that label with its source, and check NamUs separately for what its date describes.

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Last contacted May 12, 2026 (Alaska DPS). Alaska DPS lists this as Date Last Contacted. Keep that label with its source, and check NamUs separately for what its date describes.

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ANCHORAGE POLICE DEPARTMENT. This names the investigating agency in the Alaska DPS record. Use the official sources to check where contact occurred.

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Alaska DPS missing-person record. Official dataset field checked October 22, 2026.

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Alaska DPS missing-person record

Official dataset field checked October 22, 2026.

Alaska DPS lists IAN MCCARTHY; NamUs lists Ian Halford McCarthy. The middle-name field is not supplied in the DPS entry. Keep each date with its source and check which event it describes.

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Alaska DPS missing-person record Open this source
Listed name
IAN MCCARTHY
Date label
Date Last Contacted
Date as listed
2026-05-12
Listed agency
ANCHORAGE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Agency case number
26-0013238
Alaska DPS missing-person list Open this source
Date label
Date Last Contacted
NamUs MP160821 record Open this source
Listed name
Ian Halford McCarthy
NamUs MP160821 case details Open this source
Listed name
Ian Halford McCarthy
Listed agency
Anchorage Police Department
Agency case number
26-0013238