Texas Amber Alert System and Follow Up Email.
Texas Sam Allen Texas Department of Public Safety (512) 424-2208 sam.allen@txdps.state.tx.us http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/initiatives/amber Dear Sam Allen : I have a few questions about your states Amber Alert System. I was wondering where I would find active alerts. I do not see a place on the site that shows local or national activated alerts. Also, is there a section on your site where people can sign up to receive e-mail alerts? I did notice a link to where people can sign up for wireless alerts which I think is wonderful. Receiving alerts over the internet would also be a great addition to your site. I understand there are radio and television Alerts, but If a person isn’t watching television or listening to the radio these alerts are missed, and precious seconds are wasted. As you know, in today's society we are much more dependent on our cell phones and internet as opposed to TV and radio. Lastly, is there a place on your site to look for non Amber situations such as endangered or critical missing. I work for a site that lists current Amber Alerts nationwide and we would like to know how to get Texas' information when needed. I am writing to you because I am concerned that some of the Amber Plans are not working properly. Look at the case in Ohio of 19 month old Aliyah Starling Myrick. The Amber Alert being issued was about six hours after the initial call came in. And no one in our network received that alert because their System is also flawed. She was murdered and left in a park to be found the next day by a passersby. All these flaws are doing an injustice to the children it is meant to help. Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, REMOVED www.fromwhisperstoroars.org

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I suggest if you wish to write the Texas Representative you should personalize a letter. If you want to use parts of this email be our guest. Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 12:49:10 -0800 (PST) From: "FromWhispersToRoars Admin" <fromwhisperstoroars@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Amber Alert System Follow up To: "Mange, Tela" <Tela.Mange@txdps.state.tx.us> Dear PIO Mange, Thank you for contacting me back. I am however still concerned about the States Endangered Missing/Runaways. I feel NCMEC is a godsend for the families of missing persons and do an excellent job. But it should be the responsibility of each individual state to make these alerts to the public. The reason I say this is due to 6 of Texas’s children who were delayed in being posted. Kristy Vega Endangered Runaway October 3rd posted October 18th 15 days delayed Kimberly Santacruz Endangered Runaway October 13th posted October 18th 5 days delayed Samantha Gomez Endangered Runaway October 18th posted October 27th 9 days delayed Danielle Hernandez Endangered Missing/Pregnant October 6th posted November 2nd 27 days delayed William Allen Endangered Runaway October 5th posted November 2nd 28 days delayed. Can you see why we are concerned. The reason I know the dates posted is that we check NCMEC missing 5 times a day for updates, removed in our Endangered Forum and Endangered Missing Alerts. As a resident of Texas I strongly urge the Department to make some type of change to Include these children. No matter if they are runaways, abducted, family abductions they are still gone. While I applaud Texas’s Amber Alert System, being one of the better ones in place, like all things it needs improvement. And better communication between departments can only help not hurt. Being a former Communications Officer here in Texas I can speak from personal experience on this. Thank you for your time and I will be looking forward to our next email. Sincerely, Removed www.fromwhisperstoroars.org