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Western New York AMBER Alert issued to St. Lawrence County cell phones, Emergency Services Director investigating

Posted 5/25/18

St. Lawrence County residents likely received an Amber Alert on their phones at shortly after 10 a.m., but Emergency Services Director Michael LeCuyer says it was not put out by local officials. …

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Western New York AMBER Alert issued to St. Lawrence County cell phones, Emergency Services Director investigating

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St. Lawrence County residents likely received an Amber Alert on their phones at shortly after 10 a.m., but Emergency Services Director Michael LeCuyer says it was not put out by local officials.

LeCuyer said the alert is likely related to a 14-month-old child who was taken in the town of Sodus, east of Rochester, under circumstances that led police to believe the child may be in imminent danger of physical harm.

He said St. Lawrence County has the capability to issue alerts directly to cell phone service providers who can then send the alerts to phone.

LeCuyer is currently investigating to see if the alert was intentionally issued to St. Lawrence County residents. He said the Sodus-area counties for that incident included Western New York and the Southern Teir.

LeCuyer said the alerts can be customized to include weather and other emergency events and can also be disabled.

Although the service has been available for a few years, he said St. Lawrence County has not had to use it yet.

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For information on how to disable the alerts click here.

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