Virginia State Police can issue new alerts for missing or endangered kids: ‘It differs from the AMBER Alert’

RICHMOND, Va. — In a standard AMBER Alert, there must be a belief that a child has been abducted. Now, with the implementation of the CODI Alert, Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative, that abduction criterion is removed. Law enforcement and lawmakers alike hope this alert will find more missing kids faster.

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