What is a Silver Alert?
To help protect an increasing population of individuals that suffer from Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, North Carolina developed the Silver Alert program.
This program allows for quick dissemination of descriptive information about a missing elderly person who may be endangered, so that citizens in the affected area can be on the lookout for the endangered person and notify local law enforcement with any relevant information.
The program is a cooperative effort among local and state law enforcement and the N.C. Center for Missing Persons, with voluntary participation by radio and television broadcasters and the N.C. Department of Transportation.
The North Carolina General Assembly formally established the program in 2007 by General Statute ยง 143B-1772; it is operated through the N.C. Center for Missing Persons.
