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47A - Amber Alert Policy & Procedure Page 4 of 4 c. Either activate the alert or decline the activation request, and notify requesting agency of his/her decision. d. Note: Where a request is denied, the police are still free to contact the media directly. The media may treat it as a news item or decide on a case-by-case basis to broaden an alert. In such cases the Chief of Police and the Captain of Operations will be notified prior to any media notification. IV. Alert Dissemination 1. The Massachusetts State Police Communication Section will work with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to disseminate a broadcast (voice and/or text) over the Emergency Broadcast Network. This involves tape recording a message and sending it to two radio stations in Boston. Other stations monitor the message and, after a series of such monitoring; stations pick it up across the state. 2. Where abduction takes place near a state border, or where there is reason to believe the suspect will flee this state, consideration should be given to notifying the New England States Police Network (NESPN) at 800-343-5682 so that police agencies in other states will be on the lookout for the parties. 3. Stations that decide to do so will likely interrupt their regular broadcasting to air the AMBER Alert. It is expected that this will take place every 30 minutes for the first 4 hours unless the alert is terminated. Cable and other television stations that decide to participate are more likely to broadcast a text message. E. Termination: The State Police Communications Section should be notified immediately when an abducted child is recovered or found. The State Police Alert Activation Officer (Major) must take appropriate steps to cancel the Alert and arrange to have the broadcasters so notified. The Chief of Police and Town Manager will be notified immediately of a terminated alert. Right Click here, choose open hyperlink to download the fillable form,