When Codi Bigsby was reported missing in January 2022, there were calls for an alert to be sent out about his disappearance.
As News 3 reported at the time , law enforcement said he didn’t qualify for an Amber Alert because there wasn’t evidence he was abducted.
Now, a bill in the General Assembly would create an alert called a CODI alert that wouldn’t require the belief a child was abducted.
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“Having a CODI alert that is really inclusive of children that are disappearing under suspicious circumstances that’s not meeting the Amber Alert criteria is a step in the right direction,” said Derrica Wilson, co-founder of the Black and Missing Foundation.
The bill passed unanimously in the Senate and will be taken up by the House of Delegates.