Missing person alerts expanded
Alabama Missing and Endangered Person Alerts have been updated to include Abducted Adult alerts as of Sept. 1.
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Alabama Missing and Endangered Person Alerts have been updated to include Abducted Adult alerts as of Sept. 1.
Alabama Missing and Endangered Person Alerts have been updated to include Abducted Adult alerts as of Sept. 1.
A new extension of Alabama’s Missing and Endangered Persons Alert, designed to notify the public if an adult 18 or older has been abducted and is believed to be in danger, has officially become effective as of September 1. Under the old requirements a missing persons alert could only be sent out for an adult if an individual is missing and living with a mental or physical disability, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, autism, and is at risk of bodily harm or death.
Alabama’s Missing and Endangered Persons Alert includes an adult that has been abducted, effective Sept. 1.
On Friday, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) announced that Governor Kay Ivey had signed into law an expanded version of Alabama’s Missing and Endangered Persons Alert, effective September 1.