Silver Alert System - A Success

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Silver Alert System - A Success

(Source: News14) - The Silver Alert system has only been active for

six months in North Carolina and it's already helping authorities

find missing adults across the state.

To activate a " Silver Alert " a person must be 18 years or older,

suffering from dementia or other cognitive disorder, reported missing

by a legal guardian or family member and entered into a national

computer system.

Signed into law on Aug. 29, the Silver Alert system went public on

Dec. 19. Last year, out of three state Silver Alerts, all three

persons were found unharmed. This year there have been five issued in

North Carolina - all of them have been found and returned home

safely, as well.

Silver Alert is not a nationwide initiative. North Carolina is only

the third state to implement the program, following Texas and

Colorado.

Go to full story:

http://tinyurl.com/yq8day

Side Note:

If you google Silver Alert there's a # of other states looking into

it - it seems...

Illinois:

http://www.todaysseniorsnetwork.com/silver_alert.htm

Oklahoma:

http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/HOUSE/news7925.html

W. Virginia:

http://www.register-herald.com/local/local_story_043204704.html

http://www.wvva.com/News/index.php?ID=20947

Ohio:

http://tinyurl.com/2j4pkl

http://www.wkbn.com/news/local/12948467.html

http://tinyurl.com/38ol7s