On January 2nd, 2015, Germantown police found an 80-year-old man laying in a farm field. He had gone missing about eight hours earlier. His panicked wife called police for help.
Nassau OKs Silver Alert system for elderly wanderers: The Nassau County Legislature unanimously approved a bill Monday creating a Silver Alert system for reporting elderly people who wander away, similar to an Amber Alert system in place for missing chil
New Washington law will allow Silver Alerts for missing seniors: OLYMPIA – The state will use its highway reader signs and radio advisory stations to notify motorists and their passengers about missing seniors who have wandered away from home and may be in danger, under a bill signed into law Wednesday. Known as a Silver Alert, the state will send out a message through its roadway systems when a person over age 60 with Alzheimer’s or dementia is missing and believed to be unable to return without assistance.
Governor signs ‘Silver Alert’ bill: Gov. John Kitzhaber signed a bill Tuesday that will require all state and municipal police departments and sheriffs’ …
Silver Alert measure signed into law by Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry: APR 24, 2020 – A statewide system to alert authorities if a senior citizen or a person with dementia is missing will be in place later this year.Gov. Brad Henry signed legislation Thursday that establishes a Silver Alert program to help families locate elderly loved ones who are reported missing. An additional provision of House Bill 2030 also allows the Silver Alert to be activated after the disappearance of a person with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or similar health issues, said House Speaker Pro Tempore Kris Steele, R-Shawnee, House author of the measure.Henry said the law directs the state Public Safety Department to work with broadcasters and agencies to establish a system patterned on the Amber Alerts that help find missing
Senior advocates aim to take alerts national: APR 24, 2020 – Dorothy Cassel’s uncle left a nursing home in his pajamas one night in 1963. “They found him several days later, froze to death in a field,” she said. “Someone had to see him. Someone had to see him, I would think.”Cassel’s uncle had dementia, a neurological condition that can cause people to wander away from safety because of declining memory and decision making skills. Two years ago, the state House of Representatives passed a resolution calling for a Silver Alert system to find missing seniors much the same way the Amber Alert system helps law enforcement track down missing children.
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: silver alerts broadcast information about missing persons in order to aid in locating them . in some states, Silver Alerts also use variable-message signs on roadways to alert motorists to be on the lookout for missing seniors Approximately six in ten dementia victims will wander off at least once . if not found within 24 hours, up to half of wandering seniors with dementia suffer serious injury or death . some states limit Silver Alerts to persons over the decision to issue a Silver Alert is made by the law enforcement agency investigating the report of a missing person . in march 2006, the Oklahoma house of representatives passed a resolution calling for a silver alert system to find missing seniors silver alert notifications added to statewide alerts sent to law enforcement agencies and media . in january 2009, governor signed legislation permanently establishing the Silver Alert program . her body was found a week later 10 miles (16 km) away in the Intracoastal Waterway . pinellas county officials created a silver alert pilot program that later grew into a statewide initiative . the bill was passed by the house in September 2008 by a voice vote . the 110th congress adjourned before it could be considered in the U.S. Senate . a reintroduction of the Companion legislation (S.557) was introduced in the Senate by senators Mel Martinez (R-FL) and Herb Kohl (D-WI).S.1814, the National Silver Alert Act, is currently pending in critics have raised concerns about the cost of implementing the Silver Alert program on a nationwide basis . implementation of the National Silver Alert Act would cost $59 million over a five-year period . among states that publicly release statistics of these, 118 seniors were safely recovered. Mattie’s Call garnered a safe return for 70 of the 71 calls issued between its inception in 2006 and January 2009 . of these alerts, 48 of the
