When an Indigenous girl disappeared near Seattle days after the Missing Indigenous Person Alert went into effect, local police decided not to issue an alert. Advocates say the case shows how law enforcement are unprepared to deal with the crisis of Indigenous disappearances in urban areas.
The law sets up a system similar to Amber Alerts and so-called silver alerts, which are used respectively for missing children and vulnerable adults in many states
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The law sets up a system similar to Amber Alerts and so-called silver alerts, which are used respectively for missing children and vulnerable adults in many states