Child abduction emergency texas

[army_scanner]

ALERT 1 - Child Abduction Emergency
THE NWS HAS ISSUED A CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY UNTIL 12:00AM CDT
Issued: Monday, July 20, 2009 10:46 PM CDT
Expires: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 12:00 AM CDT

Bulletin - Eas Activation Requested Child Abduction Emergency Texas Department Of Public Safety Relayed By National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1046 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2009

The Following Message Is Transmitted At The Request Of The Texas Department Of Public Safety.

The Primera Police Department Is Seaching For Diana Izaguirre, White, , Female, 14 Years Old, 12/05/1994, 5', 120, Brown Eyes, Black Hair, , Wearing White Sleeveless Shirt With Gray Shorts And Has Tattoo On Right Ankle.

Police Are Looking For Victor Garcia, White, Male, 27 Years Old, 02/03/1982, 5'5", 170, Brown Hair, Brown Eyes, Wearing A Black Hooded Sweatshirt, Black Pants And Tattoo On Neck, In Her Abduction.

The Suspect Is Driving A Black, Unknown Year, Mercury, Grand Marquis With Unknown License Plate Number Of Unknown Number. The Suspect Was Last Heard From In Primera, Texas.

Law Enforcement Officials Believe This Child To Be In Grave Or Immediate Danger.

If You Have Any Information Regarding This Abduction, Call The Primera Police Department At 956-544-0860.

New Media Point Of Contact Is Primeria Police Department At 956-544-0860.

 

[texasemt13]

So are you going to post every AMBER Alert and every Silver Alert?

My second question is why is the NWS relaying this information? DPS has the capability to disseminate this info just fine without tying up our weather resources.

 

[N_Jay]

#1 ?

#2 http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/resources/AMBER_Alert_factsheet.pdf

 

[texasemt13]

#1 ?

#2 http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/resources/AMBER_Alert_factsheet.pdf

The URL explains why- but my question is still not really answered...

My question (though I didn't specify) is why the hell should we use the resources of the NWS to help broadcast AMBER Alerts? I don't think there are any remaining hillbillies in Texas who solely listen to the NWS stations. The highway Transguide signs throughout Texas are annoying enough (because all the damn drivers slam on their brakes).

Question 1 is specific to army_scanner. I was wondering if he was going to display all the AMBER Alerts and Silver Alerts for Texas. If not, what was so special about this one?

 

[N_Jay]

The Highway signs are only on highways.

Why not use the NWS alert system?

 

[SCPD]

The Highway signs are only on highways.

Why not use the NWS alert system?

Because people will stop using there WX radios with alert because every time a teenage girl runs off with a older guy the government will set off the WX alert alarms on NOAA.Then when a tornado comes people will not be warned because they turned off their WX radio, because they became tired of Amber Alerts about runaway teenage girls.

 

[N_Jay]

Because people will stop using there WX radios with alert because every time a teenage girl runs off with a older guy the government will set off the WX alert alarms on NOAA.Then when a tornado comes people will not be warned because they turned off their WX radio, because they became tired of Amber Alerts about runaway teenage girls.

Either that or it will increase the sales of receivers that can be selectively set.:wink::wink:

Just how many Amber alerts are there in an area?

 

[texasemt13]

Just how many Amber alerts are there in an area?

The Transguide signs display at least 2 Silver Alerts here per week and about 1 AMBER Alert here per week. The message is usually gone by the afternoon (suggesting, to me anyway, that it wasn't really an AMBER Alert every time).

Like, ac7xc posted, the reason the NWS shouldn't be used is because it is not weather related. If you want it passed on through the radio community pass it to an ARES/RACES organization. I tune to the NWS stations for weather, if I didn't catch the AMBER Alert on the television ticker, the Transguide signs, or the local radio stations then I don't feel that the 10 people in the area listening to the NWS station (which is mostly dispatch/comm centers anyway) are going to be much help resolving the "abduction."

 

[army_scanner]

Well to answer question 1 - No i am not going to post every alert on here. The only reason it was posted is due to me doing some work in that area. And recieved a page from my commander with my work and figured i would pass it along. due to part of the message saying -- Law Enforcement Officials Believe This Child To Be In Grave Or Immediate Danger---
My second problem is why do certain someones on here always talking down about other people or on what people post. I thought and if i read correctly a -- Child abduction emergency -- fails under -- Texas Incidents and Breaking News -- and since some people have a problem with it than i wont post incidents like that.

 

[n5ims]

Like, ac7xc posted, the reason the NWS shouldn't be used is because it is not weather related. If you want it passed on through the radio community pass it to an ARES/RACES organization. I tune to the NWS stations for weather, if I didn't catch the AMBER Alert on the television ticker, the Transguide signs, or the local radio stations then I don't feel that the 10 people in the area listening to the NWS station (which is mostly dispatch/comm centers anyway) are going to be much help resolving the "abduction."

So you would rather NOT be informed that a serious tanker accident a mile from your home was leaking toxic fumes and they were evacuating residents in a 5 mile radius. These are also broadcast using the "weather radios". Please note that NOAA calls these "All Hazards" radios, not "weather" radios.

Your point about if "Amber Alerts" and "Silver Alerts" are actual "hazards" or not may be debated. The use of this system for non-weather emergencies is not since the owner and maintainer clearly states that they are set up to do both weather and non-weather related hazards.

"NWR broadcasts National Weather Service (NWS) warnings, watches, forecasts and other non-weather related hazard information 24 hours a day. During an emergency, NWS forecasters interrupt routine broadcasts and send a special tone activating local weather radios. Weather radios equipped with a special alarm tone feature sound an alert to give you immediate information about a life-threatening situation." Link --> NOAA Weather Radio

 

[letarotor]

Stranger on Stranger ONLY

I'm with TEXASEMT13 on this one. Broadcasting so-called AMBERT alerts and Silver Alerts on NOAA is ridiculous. Leave that to the TXDOT signs, good time radio and TV. Personally I think the AMBERT Alert is being abused and misused. It should only be used for stranger on stranger abductions, PERIOD. When you blow the tone every time a father takes his child during a custody battle, or boyfriend allegedly abducts his girlfriend it cries wolf and people begin to tune them out. Family members tend to get very emotional during these types of incidents, elaborate about the facts and the danger to the alleged victim, and the police then tend to overreact or figure they better go into CYA mode and blow the tone. My fear is when a legitimate kidnapping occurs, no-body will pay attention. Actual stranger on stranger kidnappings are very rare, and that was the intent behind the Amber Alert.

Mark

 

[texasemt13]

When you blow the tone every time a father takes his child during a custody battle, or boyfriend allegedly abducts his girlfriend it cries wolf and people begin to tune them out.

I agree with the stranger-stranger abduction, otherwise I hear of plenty more "abductions" from my local PD that never make it to AMBER Alert.

n5ims,
I get your point about the "All Hazards" part, but I don't consider a child abduction a "hazard" to me. Though the tanker spill would be a hazard to me, rarely is an abducted child a hazard to me.