This year at the Tulsa State Fair, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office is using facial recognition software to help parents if their child gets lost. News On 6 spoke with deputies and parents about the new technology.

"It helps narrow down quite a bit. Like I said, there's still a lot that still comes down to the deputies on the midway or on the premises to help locate. But it cuts a lot of the guesswork out of it," Capt. Mike Moore said.

Deputies say the software allows them to cross-reference a child’s photo and description with security cameras across the fairgrounds, helping locate lost children faster. After the fair, all information is deleted.

Parents can sign their kids up at the sheriff’s office booths inside the fairgrounds by providing a photo and description of what the child

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