Police plan to cancel Silver Alert for missing baby as search continues
Police plan to cancel Silver Alert for missing baby as search continues
Hmmmmmm. This seems telling, moo. I doubt it is because the hotline is receiving few tips, as mentioned below, jmo. This baby is still missing and I do believe they would keep the alert active if they suspected she was alive or recoverable by a tip. Sounds to me like they’re closing in.
“INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — Metro police said late Wednesday that the Silver Alert issued for Amiah Robertson will be canceled at midnight.
IMPD said the Silver Alert hotline was receiving "very few tips."
However, detectives said IMPD social media and phone lines have been receiving "numerous tips" about the case.“
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A Silver Alert was issued for a missing 8-month-old. Here's why it wasn't an Amber Alert.
“Silver Alerts
Originally established as an alert system for the retrieval missing of senior citizens, Silver Alerts were expanded by Indiana legislation in 2018 to include endangered children, high risk individuals and individuals who are mentally impaired.
Silver Alerts are also distributed less aggressively and have criteria that isn't as strict when compared to Amber Alerts. For example, Amber Alerts are distributed to citizens through text message and INDOT-operated highway boards, while Silver Alerts are not.
However, license plate information or a detailed suspect description isn't required for a Silver Alert to be issued.
For a Silver Alert to be issued in Indiana, the following criteria must be met:
• The person must be a missing endangered adult, missing endangered child, high risk missing person or have a mental impairment validated through a credible medical authority.
• There must be enough descriptive information to believe the broadcast will help.
• A request must be recommended by the law enforcement agency handling the case.
• Information about the missing person must be entered into the Indiana Data and Communications System/National Crime Information Center database.
The lower threshold and the fact that Silver Alerts can apply to people of all ages makes them much for common than Amber Alerts. Since 2009, there have been 394 requests and 280 activations in Indiana. That is 71 percent activation rate.
Silver Alerts in Indiana have also resulted in the location of 242 people.”
