The Federal Communications Fee has acquired 1000’s of complaints from indignant Texans over an early morning notification to their cellphones in regards to the taking pictures of a police chief final week.
The Blue Alert rattled units simply earlier than 5 a.m. on Oct. 4 in an effort to seek out and arrest Seth Altman, 33, who’s the topic of a manhunt over the taking pictures of Memphis Police Chief Rex Plant within the Texas Panhandle.
The FCC stated it has acquired 4,500 complaints in regards to the security alert. It was not clear how the company would tackle the grievances.
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A Blue Alert was issued for Seth Altman after he allegedly shot a Texas police chief throughout an tried arrest. (Montgomery County Workplace of Homeland Safety and Emergency Administration)
The FCC informed Fox Information Digital it does not ship the notifications, noting that its major function is to undertake technical and operational guidelines for the communications suppliers that ship alerts to the general public.
Plant and one other officer have been serving an arrest warrant on Altman at his residence on Thursday night time for a suspected housebreaking, the Texas Division of Public Security (DPS) stated. Altman opened fireplace and struck Plant earlier than working away, authorities stated.
The police chief was flown to a hospital in Lubbock the place he stays in secure situation.
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Seth Altman, 33, is needed in reference to the taking pictures of a Memphis, Texas, police chief final week throughout an arrest. (Texas Division of Public Security)
Altman has been added to Texas’ Prime 10 Most Wished Fugitives record and is needed for tried capital homicide of a peace officer, DPS stated. Gov. Greg Abbott issued a $10,000 reward for info resulting in his seize.
Fox Information Digital has reached out to the Texas DPS. On Monday, Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County in Kansas stated Altman could also be in its space.
“Seth could also be within the Wichita Metro Space,” Crime Stoppers stated in a Fb publish, noting that he stands about 6 ft, 2 inches tall, weighs round 220 kilos and wears glasses.
The Blue Regulation program was signed into Texas regulation in 2008.
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Standards for sending the alert contains when a regulation enforcement officer is killed or severely harm, when a suspect poses a severe threat or risk to the general public, and when there’s a detailed description of the offender’s car, car tag or partial tag that should be obtainable for broadcast to the general public. The investigating regulation enforcement company should additionally suggest it, in response to the DPS web site.
