The so-called ‘Athena Alert’ bill would allow law enforcement to issue alerts in the region when a child goes missing, even if there is no confirmation of an abduction, which is required to issue and AMBER Alert.
Delivery driver Tanner Horner is charged with kidnapping and killing Athena Strand after hitting the girl with his delivery van in December 2022. Horner has pleaded not guilty to the charges.an AMBER Alert was not issued until Thursday afternoonThe alert went out on Thursday even though the sheriff did not have evidence to indicate that she was abducted, meaning the case did not fit the qualifications for an AMBER Alert., authored by Rep.
If the bill is passed, law enforcement could activate an alert for a 100-mile radius and to nearby counties of where a child was believed to be last seen.It now moves to the Senate, where State Senators Tan Parker and Angela Paxton will carry the bill.All the news you need to know, every day
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