# Taiwanese police community assistance and rescue operations > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/taiwanese-police-community-assistance-and-rescue-operations > Updated: 2026-10-19T00:12:26.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2. Taiwanese police and emergency services have conducted various community assistance and search operations across multiple counties. Initial reports highlighted officers providing aid for localized emergencies, such as retrieving a driver’s keys from a vehicle stuck on a mountain road in Pingtung County, escorting an unwell elderly man home in Taitung County, and providing transportation for a patient lacking funds in Guanshan. Subsequent operations focused on locating missing and vulnerable individuals. In Kaohsiung, authorities reunited a lost 70-year-old woman with her son and located a 90-year-old man near a hospital. Police also utilized public announcements to find a child separated from their family during a running event. In Hsinchu County, emergency responders deployed thermal imaging drones to locate an 80-year-old man with dementia in a mountainous forest area after a 12-hour search. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-19: Taiwan authorities assist multiple elderly and children in missing person cases Taiwanese police and rescue teams have successfully reunited several lost elderly individuals and a child with their families using community assistance, thermal drones, and rapid police coordination. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/taiwan-authorities-assist-multiple-elderly-and-children-in-missing-person-cases ### 2026-10-13: Taiwanese police provide assistance to citizens in various emergencies Police in Taiwan's Pingtung and Taitung counties have assisted citizens with vehicle recoveries, medical transport needs, and elderly care during recent community patrols. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/taiwanese-police-provide-assistance-to-citizens-in-various-emergencies --- Cite as: Taiwanese police community assistance and rescue operations. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/taiwanese-police-community-assistance-and-rescue-operations