Thursday, November 27, 2008

Obama Announces New Policy Working Groups

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Obama Announces New Policy Working Groups
By SUNITA SOHRABJI

President-elect Barack Obama has announced several new policy working groups, which will focus on several key areas.

A handful of Indian Americans are members of the new working groups, which will develop policy priorities in the following areas: economy; education; energy and environment; health care; immigration; national security; and technology, innovation and government reform.

Sonal Shah, Google.org’s head of global development efforts, has been named one of three leads to the Technology, Innovaation and Government Reform policy working group. Shah, who is on the Obama-Biden transition advisory board (I-W, Nov. 14), was a co-founder of Indicorps, and was a vice president at Goldman, Sachs before joining Google."

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Murder charge filed in Michigan Amber Alert case

The Associated Press: Murder charge filed in Michigan Amber Alert case:

Murder charge filed in Michigan Amber Alert case

SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — A Saginaw man was charged Wednesday with fatally beating his wife in an incident that sparked a brief nationwide search for the couple's missing children.

Jose Olguin, 35, was charged with open murder and carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, according to Saginaw County Prosecutor Michael Thomas.

The murder charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. The weapon charge has a maximum sentence of five years.

Olguin is charged with fatally beating his wife, 32-year-old Erica Olguin. Her body was found Monday at the family's Saginaw home.

The weapon involved in the charges was a hammer, Thomas said.
Olguin remains in custody at the Saginaw County Jail.

The Olguins' three young daughters were reported missing late Monday and were the subject of a nationwide Amber Alert. The girls were found safely with Jose Olguin around noon Tuesday in Shiawassee County, which is near Saginaw.

James Piazza, Olguin's court-appointed attorney, declined comment Wednesday afternoon.

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Attorney general: Beware Amber Alert phone scam

Attorney general: Beware Amber Alert phone scam News Updates Kansas.com:

Kansas Attorney General Steve Six is warning residents to be wary of a phone scam using the name of the Amber Alert program to defraud people.

The caller claims money is being raised to upgrade the Amber Alert program and that donations may be made by cash, credit card or check. The Kansas Amber Alert program is not soliciting money from the public, Six said.

Law enforcement officers in Osage County reported the scam, but it may be taking place in other parts of the state as well, he said. People receiving donation requests over the phone should investigate charities and fund-raising drives before giving.

They can learn more at http://www.ksag.org/files/shared/Charitable.Giving.pdf.

"Oak Forest tests red light cameras to catch child ..."

"Oak Forest tests red light cameras to catch child ...":

Oak Forest tests red light cameras to catch child abductors


Oak Forest police are believed to be the first in the country and perhaps the world to successfully test the village's red light cameras to locate vehicles identified in an Amber Alert.

The test allows for police to search in real time for wanted vehicles involved in child abductions or other serious crimes.

Oak Forest police are testing red light cameras to see if they can aid in Amber Alerts.

Art Vassy, SouthtownStar Officials in the police department are calling the feature a 'priceless tool for law enforcement.'

On Nov. 14, the department entered an Oak Forest squad car's license plate number into the computer system of Gatso USA, the company that manufactures the cameras used in Oak Forest.

Once the cameras identify the targeted vehicle, a text message is sent to police department e-mail accounts along with an image of the vehicle captured on camera.

'They (police) have a secure portal of software to the whole system that allows them to control this feature. The idea is speed is of the essence. Within seconds our cameras are looking for a license plate number.'

Noble said the company is making the Amber Alert feature available immediately. It will be rolled out over next three months in several Illinois communities.

Gatso has contracts with Oak Forest and Homewood in the south suburbs as well as Streamwood, Hanover Park, Lake Zurich and just recently Waukegan."

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Amber Alert Issued For Texas Girl -

Amber Alert Issued For Texas Girl - Oklahoma City News Story - KOCO Oklahoma City:

SPRING BRANCH, Texas -- Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers are asking for people to be on the lookout for a Texas girl taken by her mother after an incident involving the girl's grandmother.

VIDEO: Amber Alert Issued For TX Girl

An Amber Alert was issued for Jewel Noel Klein, 6, who was taken by her mother Tuesday night after the 41-year-old woman allegedly beat her own mother severely. Sheriff's deputies in Spring Branch, Texas, believe Jewel is in 'grave or immediate danger.'

The girl is described as 4 feet tall, and she is white with blonde hair. Her eyes are blue and she weighs about 60 pounds. She was last seen wearing a red plaid sundress.

Authorities suspect Tonya Renee Martin in the girl's disappearance. She is described as a white woman with blonde hair, about 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 107 pounds.

Martin is accused of beating Melba Balantac, 68. According to The Dallas Morning News, Balantac has legal conservatorship of the girl.

Jewel and her mother were last seen in a blue Hyundai Sonata.

Anybody with information should contact the Comal County Sheriff's Office at 830-620-3400 or call 911."

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States Disagree On Amber Alert Criteria / - Waco, Temple, Killeen Weather and News Authority

States Disagree On Amber Alert Criteria / - Waco, Temple, Killeen Weather and News Authority:

Despite a federal law meant to create a uniform system, an Associated Press review finds wide variations in the criteria for issuing Amber Alerts from one state to the next, which can heighten the tensions among authorities when a suspect crosses state lines.

The AP examined Amber Alert records from all 50 states and found that some barely keep track of the alerts they've issued, let alone whether they worked.

A few states don't have anyone designated to oversee their programs.

The poor record keeping makes it difficult to tell whether investigators have ever missed a chance to safely recover an abducted child because of differences in the state laws and their application.

Twelve states refuse to put out an alert when a parent calls police amid a custody fight, while others see that as a legitimate reason to enlist help from the public.

Twelve states issue Amber Alerts for adults with mental or physical disabilities, while other states save their bulletins solely for abducted children.

Amber Alerts were created in 1996 after the murder of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped while riding her bicycle in Arlington.

The city developed a system in which police work with broadcasters to put out bulletins on abducted children, similar to severe weather warnings.
Soon, states began creating their own Amber Alert systems, and Congress established its own law in 2003."

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Davis group donates to Amber Alert fund

Deseret News Davis group donates to Amber Alert fund:

Utah's Amber Alert program has gotten a $5,300 boost in funding from a booster group for the Davis Chamber of Commerce.

The Davis Chamber of Commerce Women in Business raised and donated $5,320 to help fund training materials for law enforcement agencies on the Amber Alert, which is issued whenever a child is believed to have been abducted. The Utah Attorney General's Office admits that its budget for the Amber Alert program is nearly empty. The training is often funded through donations from businesses and individuals.

The Utah Legislature recently passed a law allowing donors to the Utah Amber Alert fund to get a tax write-off.

— Ben Winslow"

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