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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.C.R. NO. |
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
requesting the department of public safety to implement an early warning system known as the blue alert to expedite the apprehension of violent criminals who kill or seriously wound COUNTY, state, or federal law enforcement officers.
WHEREAS, brave and dedicated law enforcement officers in the State have been killed or severely injured in the line of duty by violent criminals; and
WHEREAS, violent acts committed against law enforcement officers increase the perpetrator's propensity to seriously harm or injure innocent bystanders and other people unauthorized to use deadly force; and
WHEREAS, the amber and silver alerts, used to notify government agencies and the public in cases of child abductions and missing seniors, respectively, have been successfully implemented in many states; and
WHEREAS, in 2008, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed an executive order implementing a "blue alert" program as a means to expedite the apprehension of violent criminals who kill or seriously injure local, state, or federal law enforcement officers; and
WHEREAS, the blue alert system operates in the same manner as the amber and silver alerts by quickly providing essential information to government agencies and the public when a situation requires the alert to be activated; and
WHEREAS, the implementation of a blue alert system in the State would expedite and assist law enforcement agencies in the apprehension of violent criminals responsible for the death or injury of county, state, or federal law enforcement officers and protect the public from further harm; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2010, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Public Safety is requested to implement an early warning system known as the blue alert to expedite the dissemination of information critical to the apprehension of violent criminals who kill or seriously injure county, state, or federal law enforcement officers; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Public Safety is requested to develop a blue alert early warning system with assistance and input from federal and county law enforcement agencies; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to Director of Public Safety, the United States Marshal for the district of Hawaii, the Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the Honolulu office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and to the chief of police in each county.
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OFFERED BY: |
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Public Safety; Blue Alert System