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Washington launches new Indigenous missing person alert system
OLYMPIA — State highway signs will now alert drivers when an Indigenous person goes missing and is believed to be in danger.
At midnight July 1, Washington State Patrol launched the new Missing Indigenous Person Alert system. It will broadcast messages on signs and the highway advisory radio system. It will also notify all Washington law enforcement electronically.
It’s similar to an Amber Alert for children or a Silver Alert for seniors.
The new notifications will say “MIPA” alert, said Carri Gordon, director of the Washington State Patrol’s missing and unidentified persons unit. If there’s a car related to the disappearance, the make, model, color, license plate and other identifying information gets shared.
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/washington-launches-new-indigenous-missing-person-alert-system/
