HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Active for more than a year in Virginia, the CODI Alert has been used 40 times, and each time, the child has been found.

The state launched the AMBER Alert alternative last year following the 2021 death of 3-year-old Codi Bigsby in Newport News.

According to Virginia State Police, of the 40 CODI Alerts issued so far this year, all 40 of those children have been found.

"The system is working," said Hampton Commonwealth's Attorney Anton Bell. “We've seen, 40-for-40, that's a great number. And so we want to continue to keep that trend of success.”

Bell explained there's a need for the Virginia Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative (CODI) Alert in the Commonwealth.

VSP officially launched the alert system last September. It was named in honor of Bigsb

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