A new alert system was announced by Governor Patrick Morrisey. According to a press release, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, ...

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced on Tuesday the launch of a new Purple Alert system with the goal of more ...

Florida’s Purple Alert Plan was established by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis on July 1, 2021, with an effective date of July 1, 2022.

A new Purple Alert system has been announced in West Virginia.Purple Alerts will help locate missing individuals with ...

Florida’s Purple Alert Plan was established by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis on July 1, 2021, with an effective date of July 1, 2022.

When did the Purple Alert program begin in Florida? In a July Palm Beach Post report, Berman said via email the idea was spurred by the 2018 death of Joshua Marshall, a 30-year-old Port St. Lucie man.

We spoke with advocates of the “Purple Alert” to find out how it works—and what people should know when one has been triggered. Kristen Cusato, the director of communications with the ...

Like other alerts, the Florida Purple Alert notifies the public via an emergency alert. The alert also will notify supermarkets, gas stations and appear on highway message boards, according to FDLE.

What does a purple alert mean in Florida? Purple alerts are used to help locate missing adults suffering from a mental or cognitive disability that is not Alzheimer’s disease or a dementia ...

Purple Alerts were created after a Florida family faced the death of their son, Joshua Marshall, in 2018. The 30-year-old had a cognitive disability, was nonverbal, and walked with a lopsided gait ...

Like other alerts, the Florida Purple Alert notifies the public via an emergency alert. The alert also will notify supermarkets, gas stations and appear on highway message boards, according to FDLE.

A Purple Alert was issued June 10 for missing Florida woman Cynthia Padgett. Padgett, 57, was last seen in the 17600 block of North Tommie Road in Glen St. Mary, according to the FDLE.