State lawmaker pushes for alerts for all missing children

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Posted: Jan 25, 2018 / 04:08 PM MST / Updated: Jul 31, 2019 / 11:55 AM MDT

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE)— A state lawmaker wants to do more to aid in the search for missing children.

A bill introduced by State Rep. Jane Powdrell-Culbert would require law enforcement to issue a missing minor advisory any time a child is reported missing.

This would apply to any child under the age of 16 and under any circumstance, whether they are taken by force or are a runaway.

An alert would then be sent to the media and all cell phone customers.

Albuquerque police say they receive an average of five to six missing children reports a day.

Currently, authorities don’t put out an advisory to the public unless the suspected child is in danger.

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