Washington’s New Missing Indigenous Alert System Confronts ‘A Learning Curve’ In Real Time

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Thu, 08/09/2022 - 21:00
Updated
Thu, 08/09/2022 - 21:00

When an Indigenous girl disappeared near Seattle days after the Missing Indigenous Person Alert went into effect, local police decided not to issue an alert. Advocates say the case shows how law enforcement are unprepared to deal with the crisis of Indigenous disappearances in urban areas.