The Arizona Department of Public Safety will launch the SAFE Alert program, which will replace the previous Silver Alert system, on Friday, Sept. 26.

The hope is that this enhancement will expand the criteria and improve the state’s ability to quickly locate and safely recover missing vulnerable individuals.

The SAFE Alert is designed to notify the public swiftly when certain individuals go missing, including seniors and persons with cognitive or developmental disabilities. Under the new system, law enforcement agencies are prohibited from delaying or denying alerts when the criteria are met and are required to conduct biannual training on the alert protocol.

The SAFE Alert system provides an “effective, coordinated” notification method using multiple communication channels to assist in

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