PHOENIX — After making its way through the Arizona statehouse, Governor Hobbs and other leaders announced the launch of a new system to help locate missing indigenous people.
Watch Hobbs and other state officials launch the new alert system in the player below:
Governor Hobbs signed HB 2281, or "Emily's Law," into law in May.
It was named after Emily Pike, an indigenous teen who went missing from a Mesa group home earlier this year and was later found dead outside Globe in Gila County.
Emily's Law signed by the Governor, creating 'turquoise alert system'
The AMBER Alert-style "turquoise alert" system will focus on missing indigenous persons, where, under certain conditions, including danger and urgency. DPS sends a public notification about the case through TV, radio, and potentially on your phone.
