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Themis Eternal
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Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:29 am |
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New Silver Alert program to help find missing seniors
BY ROBERT SAMUELS
rsamuels@miamiherald.com
Gov. Charlie Crist signed an executive order Wednesday establishing a program to help find missing senior citizens.
Modeled after the Amber Alert program for missing youngsters, the new Silver Alert program will send messages to news media outlets when a person over age 60 with mental impairments cannot be found. Similar programs are used in 10 states, including Georgia and North Carolina.
If the incident involves a vehicle, messages to help find the missing person will be flashed on highway signs.
''The plan that Florida has ensures a prompt and comprehensive response while still ensuring leverage and dignity,'' said Heather Smith, a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. ``We think it could save lives.''
Of Florida's 4.3 million residents over the age of 60, about 500,000 may suffer from Alzheimer's, the governor's office said. About 1,800 senior citizens -- not all with cognitive impairments -- were reported missing in 2007, according to FDLE.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/breaking-news/story/718688.html |
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