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May 3, 2007
Wireless Amber Alerts in action
Topics: NewsSubmitted by Jason Meserve on Tue, 05/01/2007 - 10:02am.
I've written and talked about the Wireless Amber Alerts service before, but now I've seen it in action. Last night, Massachusetts State Police issued an Amber Alert for a missing 12-year-old boy and since one or both of the Zip Codes I subscribed (for lack of a better word) to fell in the alert area, I got a text message at 10:21 PM describing the child, who he was potentially with and the vehicle they may be traveling in. After the boy was found (thankfully), the system sent out a cancellation message at midnight.
Needless to say, everyone should sign-up for this. It's completely free, even if you don't have a text messaging plan as part of your wireless service.
With Hope,
Abby Potash
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Family Advocacy Division
Team HOPE, Program Manager
866-305-4673
Posted by admin at May 3, 2007 8:41 AM
