What is a Blue Alert in Texas? - KHOU.com
2 days ago · HOUSTON — You've probably gotten a statewide Blue Alert issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety, but what exactly is a Blue Alert?An alert was sent after a deputy was shot Wednesday ...
What is a Blue Alert in Texas and when/why is it issued?
2 days ago · A Blue Alert could also be put in place when a suspect poses a threat to law enforcement, or when an officer is missing in the line of duty. The alert was created with the National Blue Alert Act ...
What is a Blue Alert? - FOX 26 Houston
2 days ago · The Blue alert was created to help quickly capture violent criminals who kill or seriously wound local, state, or federal law enforcement officers. ... A member of the U.S. Marshal’s Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force has reportedly been shot in southwest Houston and a search is ongoing for a fugitive, sources say.
Blue Alert issued in Houston for man accused in deputy's death
2 days ago · The Blue Alert system was issued by an executive order by Gov. Rick Perry in 2008. It soon became law with the state Legislature's approval of the 2017 Blue Alert bill, Senate Bill 1138.
What is a Blue Alert? - KHOU.com
Jul 11, 2024 · Blue Alerts are issued to help catch people who are believed to have wounded or killed local, state or federal law enforcement officers. Here are the criteria for a Blue Alert: A law...
What is a blue alert in Texas, and why are they issued hundreds of ...
Oct 4, 2024 · Blue Alerts can be transmitted to television and radio stations, cellphones, and overhead highway signs. They can also be issued when a person poses an imminent threat to law enforcement, or...
Blue Alert - Texas Department of Public Safety
Blue Alerts are designed to speed in the apprehension of violent criminals who kill or seriously wound local, state, or federal law enforcement officers. During a Blue Alert, the public receives information regarding the suspected assailant, facilitating tips and leads to law enforcement.
Blue Alert sparks onslaught of complaints from Texans. What to …
Oct 4, 2024 · When a Blue Alert was sent to Texas phones early Friday morning, social media became a ground zero forum for an onslaught of public complaints.
‘Seth go home’: Early morning Blue Alert in Houston prompts …
Oct 4, 2024 · Everyone in Texas seems to have a mutual enemy after getting a Blue Alert early Friday morning to find a man accused of shooting an officer.
Blue Alert issued after deputy killed in SW Houston, gunman on …
2 days ago · KHOU-TV Houston. Blue Alert issued after deputy killed in SW Houston, gunman on the run. Posted: January 15, 2025 | Last updated: January 15, 2025