Thread by @NEStatePatrol

The public has shown tremendous power and ability to help recover an abducted child or vulnerable missing person. Thank you all for your willingness to spread the word in these emergency situations.

This may be a good time for a couple reminders about these systems. 1/5

AMBER Alerts activate the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system. That's the system that takes over your cell phone and makes the loud alert tones. NSP issues AMBER Alerts at the request of local law enforcement agencies, when situations meet the criteria. 2/5

Endangered Missing Advisories are a secondary system that allows for a broader range of circumstances, such as vulnerable missing adults or children. NSP also issues EMAs at the request of local law enforcement agencies, but the alerts are different than an AMBER Alert. 3/5

An EMA cannot activate the WEA system to take over your phone. So, NSP has created a text and/or email alert system anyone can sign up for. Additionally, EMAs are only issued on a regional basis, so an alert issued in Omaha wouldn't alert people in other communities.... 4/5

...unless there is information that the vulnerable missing person may be traveling in those areas.

Go here to sign up for EMA notifications: statepatrol.nebraska.gov/services/subsc…

This is ONLY used for EMA notifications and NSP does not share your contact info with any other entity. 5/5

.@threadreaderapp Please unroll. Thanks