BLUE ALERT 

SUNDAY'S SHOOTING DEATH OF A NORTHEAST OHIO POLICE OFFICER TRIGGERED A "BLUE ALERT" WHILE THE SUSPECT WAS STILL ON THE RUN. 
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED TRAFFIC SIGNS ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS ALERTING DRIVERS TO THIS. ATTORNEY GENERAL DAVE YOST SAID THE OHIO BLUE ALERT IS A NOTIFICATION SYSTEM THAT IS INTENDED TO ENLIST PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN THE EVENT OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BEING CRITICALLY INJURED OR KILLED OR MISSING AND THE SUSPECTS ARE STILL AT LARGE. TO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR A BLUE ALERT A LOCAL POLICE AGENCY MUST CONFIRM AN OFFICER HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AND THE SUSPECT HAS NOT YET BEEN FOUND.