Saturday, June 2, 2012

Protecting officers goal of Blue Alert

June 2, 2012, Port Clinton News Herald

By Jessica Alaimo
CentralOhio.com

If a police officer goes missing, or if one has been injured with a suspect at large, Ohio now has a tool to alert the public.

It's called a Blue Alert, and after a test showed no issues with it Friday, it is now live.

Managed by the Ohio Department of Public Safety and the Ohio Amber Alert Steering Committee, it works like this: Once an officer is missing or injured, public safety officials enter the details into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System.

Read more in the Port Clinton News Herald.

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