Activists push for Ashanti Alert in New York The program alerts area of missing persons in danger. and last updated 2021-06-26 00:06:15-04 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Dominque Calhoun, a community activist in Buffalo, wants New York State to adopt the National Ashanti Alert Network. The network fills the gaps for missing person notifications. If a person over the age of 17 is missing and in immediate distress, an Ashanti Alert would put out, like an Amber Alert for children. She says something like this could have been beneficial when Tiara Lott went missing in Buffalo, earlier this year. âI think it would have helped extremely. It may have helped possibly catch her killer sooner on, as he still is roaming the streets and uncaught,â said Calhoun.