US EditionArizona Turquoise Alert Launched to Find Missing Persons Under 65, Tribal Members
ARIZONA, JUL 10 – The Turquoise Alert aids in locating missing vulnerable individuals under 65, prioritizing Tribal communities and inspired by Emily Pike’s case, with statewide support from law enforcement.
- On Thursday in Phoenix, Governor Hobbs and state law enforcement introduced the Turquoise Alert system designed to help find missing individuals under the age of 65, including those from Tribal communities.
- This new alert was established through bipartisan legislation signed by Hobbs in May and is named in memory of Emily Pike, a young member of the San Carlos Apache tribe who was found murdered earlier this year.
- The Turquoise Alert issues public notifications when a missing person is believed in danger or with a dangerous individual and local resources have been exhausted.
- The combined FBI and San Carlos Apache Tribe rewards total $150,000 for information on Pike's case, while officials note guidelines are still being finalized for the alert system.
- The initial rollout of the alert system seeks to improve public safety, with a particular focus on Tribal communities that have long been impacted by the high rates of missing and murdered Indigenous individuals, and it will become fully effective in September.
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