28/09/2026
*CANCELED / SUBJECT IN CUSTODY*
The Blue Alert was enacted in 2012 and serves as an essential public safety alert when a peace officer has been killed, injured, or is missing in the line of duty.
It may be used as a tool to aid in the apprehension of a suspect or the recovery of a peace officer. Codified in KRS 16.177.
Blue Alert Criteria:
1. In the event a peace officer is killed, injured, or missing in the line of duty the agency must formally request the activation of the Blue Alert System.
2. There is sufficient information available relating to the officer's last known location.
3. The specific geographic area in which the notification shall be made is statewide (criminal Act).
4. There is sufficient descriptive information about the peace
officer, the suspect, and the involved vehicle.