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Blue Alert is a public notification system in the United States to broadcast information about imminent threats to law enforcement or the general public. In order for a Blue Alert to be issued, it is required that a law enforcement officer be killed, injured, or assaulted, and that the suspect has fled and is likely to be a threat to law enforcement or the public. An alert may also be issued when a credible threat to kill or injure a law enforcement officer has been made.[1] Blue Alerts can be issued using the Emergency Alert System.
History
editIn 2013, the United States House of Representatives passed the National Blue Alert Act of 2013[2], but the United States Senate took no action on the bill[3].
In 2015, the United States Congress passed the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act. The Act was named in honor of two New York City police officers killed in an ambush attack on 20 December 2014[4].
These laws established a nationwide system to give police an early warning of threats against police officers and to aid in the apprehension of suspects who have killed or seriously injured an officer.
National Adoption
editThirty-seven states have adopted legislation that includes the Blue Alert system:
- Alabama[5][6]
- Arizona[7][8]
- California[9][10]
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
Additionally, Pennsylvania has pending legislation.
Federal Legislation
edit- Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015
- National Blue Alert Act of 2013
References
edit- ^ "National Blue Alert Network Fact Sheet" (PDF). Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ H.R. 180
- ^ S. 357
- ^ Mueller, Benjamin; Baker, Al (20 December 2014). "2 N.Y.P.D. Officers Killed in Brooklyn Ambush; Suspect Commits Suicide". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ Schuyler, Kailey (28 May 2021). "What does law enforcement need to issue an Amber Alert?". WAFF48. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ Public Safety Department, Blue Alert System, established, director to oversee, duties to department, director, and law enforcement agencies, notification when suspect wanted for injuring law enforcement officer or if officer is missing (Senate Bill 180). Alabama Senate. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023.
- ^ "A.R.S. 41-1726". www.azleg.gov. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Blue Alerts | Department of Public Safety". www.azdps.gov. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Cal. Gov. Code § 8594.5". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Blue Alert". www.chp.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.