Pennsylvania State Police Mark National Amber Alert Awareness Day

Public Urged to Register for Notifications of Child Abduction Cases via AlertPA

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State Police Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski marked National Amber Alert Awareness Day today by reminding Pennsylvanians that they can receive electronic notifications on abducted child cases via the state's AlertPA notification system.

He said that ensuring more people receive information on these cases increases the chances authorities have in rescuing children from danger.

"AlertPA is used to send emergency alerts, notifications and updates about Pennsylvania Amber Alerts and other emergency situations to pagers, mobile devices and e-mail accounts," Pawlowski said.

"During the past eight years, the state's Amber Alert system has played a direct role in the safe recovery of 32 abducted children. These children were in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury. Often, it is members of the public who provide the key information that leads to a child's safe return. The greater the number of people who are made aware, the more likely it is that a missing child will be returned home safely."

He encouraged individuals to register for an AlertPA account directly through at https://alert.pa.gov or through www.amber.state.pa.us. Individuals with preexisting accounts now can modify their subscription to include Pennsylvania Amber Alerts.

Pennsylvania's Amber Alert System, which was established in 2002, provides information about child abductions through radio and television broadcast messages, lottery retail terminals, highway advisory signs and e-mails.

Pawlowski thanked the following agencies and organizations that partner with state police in operating the Amber Alert System: Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters, PennDOT, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, Pennsylvania Lottery Commission, the office of state Sen. Michael O'Pake (Berks Co.), Pennsylvania Cable and Telecommunications Association, Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, Pennsylvania Newspaper Association, Outdoor Advertising Association of Pennsylvania and AlertPA.

"The partners play key roles in building public awareness of the system, providing training to law enforcement officers who use the system, and implementing revisions in the system that result from legislative changes," Pawlowski said.

For more information, visit www.amber.state.pa.us or call 717-783-5556.

Media contact: Lt. Myra A. Taylor or Jack J. Lewis, 717-783-5556

SOURCE Pennsylvania State Police Department

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