Silver Alert Program Kicks Off Next Week

The City of Albuquerque will hand out jump drives to caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients next week as part of the launch of the Silver Alert program.

Silver Alert is a public notification system that will broadcast information about missing persons who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease of dementia. The city will hand out free jump drives on Feb. 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Barelas Senior Center, according to a news release from the city.

Officials will take a picture of the patient and help caregiver’s input information on the jump drive at the event. The jump drives can be given to the authorities if a loved one goes missing, so police can quickly get information out to the public.

For more information on the Silver Alert program, read the Journal’s previous coverage or visit cabq.gov/silveralert.