{"id":71384,"date":"2019-07-11T12:40:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T16:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=71384"},"modified":"2019-07-11T12:42:22","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T16:42:22","slug":"opp-statement-regarding-amber-alert-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/opp-statement-regarding-amber-alert-complaints\/","title":{"rendered":"OPP statement regarding AMBER Alert complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Ontario AMBER Alert program continues to be an instrumental tool in assisting both the public and police with locating an abducted child who may be in danger.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind the public that calling 911 or any emergency service communication centre is not an appropriate venue to complain about AMBER Alerts.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to utilize the Ontario AMBER Alert is based on established criteria, and is not taken lightly. In 2019, there have been five AMBER Alerts activated. As a direct result of these Alerts, four assisted in the safe return of the child\/children and one with the apprehension of a suspect.  The OPP recognizes the inconvenience the Alert may have caused, but will not apologize for using all of the tools available to help locate a child.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) mandated the broadcasting industry to distribute emergency alert messages, which includes AMBER Alerts. As of April 2018, compatible wireless networks (wireless public alerting) were included in this mandate. The only option to not receive these alerts to a mobile device is to have your device turned off. However, if your device is turned off you will be unable to receive any emergency alert that may contain information of imminent danger in your area.<\/p>\n<p>For more information regarding Canada&#8217;s emergency alerting system please visit the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alertready.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.alertready.ca\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1562942185302000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGK3jA54mESrFYblMbNYNRdTX-0Bw\">Alert Ready website<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! Sign up for our free newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ontario AMBER Alert program continues to be an instrumental tool in assisting both the public and police with locating an abducted child who may be in danger. 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