NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY ACT OF 2004 (S. 2154) Why this bill is important: This bipartisan bill seeks to fill a gaping hole...
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By Rusty Bradshaw, Independent Newspapers The Amber Alert system and several citizens helped locate a child whose mother may be learning a hard lesson after her van was stolen in Surprise with her son inside. Surprise police were consulting with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office late last week to determine if child endangerment...
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A recently enacted component of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) has been credited with aiding in the rescue of several missing children who were kidnapped by strangers. It’s called the AMBER Plan. Background The AMBER Plan is named for a 9-year-old girl who was kidnapped by a stranger and later found dead in...
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System can spot sex offenders Pat Kossan The Arizona Republic A north-central Phoenix school is the first in the nation to install cameras designed to detect the faces of sex offenders or missing children and instantly alert police. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office used a grant to install equipment in the entrance and...
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Monday January 9, 2006 A Pioneer in Electronic Medical Records, PatienTrak Applies its System to Missing Children and Person Identification BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 9, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) — Electronic health record innovator, PatienTrak, has signed an exclusive agreement, with A Child Is Missing Alert (ACIM) program that will offer law enforcement, parents and...
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Dec 21, 2005 By SVEN GUSTAFSON Of The Oakland Press PONTIAC – Convicted sex predators who target children could be forced to undergo realtime satellite monitoring under legislation announced by state Rep. David Law on Tuesday. The proposal would set up Michigan’s own version of the so-called Jessica’s Law. Patterning the proposal after...
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(12/12/05) – Whether they’re concerned about the risk of abduction or simply trying to keep tabs on their young ones, parents now have some high-tech options to track their kids. “When you look around your house and you can’t find your child, you go to the mall, you go to a park and...
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By Ramsey Al-Rikabi Times Herald-Record December 12, 2005 Monroe – State Trooper Matthew Forestire pulls his cruiser onto Route 17 and drives west. He’s on the road only seconds when he pulls over a school bus for an expired license plate. How did he know so fast that the plate was no good?...
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