Media
Advisory
March 3, 2006 |
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WIRELESS ON-BOARD TECHNOLOGY TO ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT IN FINDING
ABDUCTED CHILDREN
Professional Truck Drivers to Help Find Abducted Children While Crimes
Are in Progress
| WHAT: |
A media event to launch the
AMBER Alert Highway Network, a new initiative designed to assist law
enforcement with recovering abducted children by using wireless on-board
technology in commercial transportation fleets to alert America's
professional truck drivers in the first crucial hours after a child
has been abducted.
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| WHO: |
U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.),
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (http://www.amberalert.gov)
, The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC,
http://www.missingkids.com) , QUALCOMM, Inc. (http://www.qualcomm.com)
, the American Trucking Associations (ATA, http://www.truckline.com)
, Wal-Mart, Inc. (http://www.walmart.com) , law enforcement representatives,
and other supporters.
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| WHEN: |
Thursday, March 9, 11 a.m. |
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| WHERE:
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American Trucking Associations, Capitol
Hill Office (see driving directions below), 430 First Street, SE,
3RD Floor, Washington, D.C. 20003, TEL. 202-554-3060 |
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| SUMMARY: |
The AMBER Alert Highway
Network is a new initiative being launched by QUALCOMM, Inc. and
NCMEC with the support of ATA. This new initiative will alert truck
drivers within targeted geographic regions through wireless on-board
technology when an AMBER Alert is issued. Alerts will contain details
of the crime and information that may help lead to the safer return
of abducted children. In 2003, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., QUALCOMM and
NCMEC launched RoadWatch, the country's first private trucking network
that alerts drivers about endangered missing children, whose cases
might not meet the criteria for AMBER Alert activation. |
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Speakers will include: |
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-- Assistant Attorney General Regina
B. Schofield
-- U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), co-chair, Senate Caucus
on Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children
-- QUALCOMM Wireless Business Solutions: Norm Ellis, vice president
and general manager, Transportation & Logistics
-- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Ernie
Allen, president and CEO
-- American Trucking Associations: Bill Graves, president and CEO
-- Wal-Mart, Inc.: Tim Yatsko, senior vice president, Transportation
-- Danny Ewell, professional truck driver, and member, America's
Road Team (http://www.truckline.com/publicaffairs/imageprograms/art/)
-- Cpl. Wayne Sheppard, supervisor, Criminal Investigative Unit
and Missing Persons Unit, Pennsylvania AMBER Alert Coordinator |
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| DIRECTIONS: |
From I-395 North, take the C Street SW
Exit to "US Capitol." Continue on C Street SE. Turn right
on First Street SE. The American Trucking Associations Capitol Hill
office is located 3 blocks south of the Capitol Hill Metro Station
(on the Blue and Orange Lines). |
By distributing
AMBER Alerts to professional truck drivers via on-board communications
solutions, the AMBER Alert Highway Network enables participating transportation
companies and their drivers to support law-enforcement efforts to help
recover abducted children.
CONTACT:
Katherine Himot of QUALCOMM, Inc., 760-809-5765 (cell)
NCMEC Communications, 703-837-6111
Tiffany Wlazlowski of the American Trucking Associations, 703-838-1717
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