Contact:
Shanon Akans, MSP Public Affairs Section 517-336-6364
MEDIA ADVISORY
PRESS CONFERENCE
Amber Alert Celebrates Two Years of Reuniting Families
WHO:
Office of the First Gentleman
Michigan Association of Broadcasters
Michigan State Police
Michigan Department of Transportation
Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police
Michigan Sheriffs' Association
WHAT:
Will hold a press conference to celebrate the success of Michigan's Amber Alert program and to announce recent enhancements to the program
WHEN:
Thursday, September 25, 2003
10:00 a.m.
WHERE:
East Steps of the State Capitol Building
(Rain location, inside Capitol Rotunda)
Michigan's Amber Alert program, which was first used in June of 2001, is a voluntary cooperative effort between law enforcement and the Michigan Association of Broadcasters to publicize cases of abductedor endangered missing children.
Amber Alert has been activated 37 times, with 33 of those activations resulting in the safe return of a child. Celebrate the success of Amber Alert by joining its partners for a discussion of the program and a peek at what's changed.
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