Whats a blue alert in tn

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation began issuing Blue Alerts on July 1, 2011 as established by TCA 38-6-122, which required the agency to develop a system for the rapid dissemination of information to the public to assist in apprehending violent criminals who kill or seriously injure law enforcement officers in the line of duty or to aid in locating a missing officer where foul play is involved. The program uses the statewide infrastructure of the existing AMBER Alert system to push out critical information to citizens to assist in locating a missing child who is in imminent danger. Blue Alerts are issued by the staff in TBI’s Criminal Intelligence Unit, who after determining a warranted Blue Alert, will activate the alert on TBI’s website, E-mail law enforcement and media the details of the incident and activate the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s Smartway Signs in the region in which the offense occurred. When TBI receives a request from a law enforcement agency that a death or serious injury of a law enforcement officer has occurred, administrators will ensure that the Blue Alert criteria has been met, then proceed to issue the alert.

What is a blue alert in Tennessee today?

"In Blue Alerts, cellphone notifications are just one tool used to alert the public about dangerous fugitives who pose an immediate risk to the community," TBI said Wednesday.

What's a blue alert Nashville?

Blue Alerts use the statewide infrastructure of the existing AMBER Alert system to push out critical information to citizens to help find a missing child who is in imminent danger.

What is a blue alert warning in my area?

A Blue Alert is initiated if: A law enforcement officer has been killed, suffered serious bodily injury, or assaultedwith a deadly weapon, and the suspect has fled the scene of the offense.