Nassau creating alert system for missing elderly
Photo credit: MCT/David T. Foster III | Assissted living facility.
The Nassau County Legislature was expected to approve a bill Monday that would create a Silver Alert system for reporting elderly people who wander away, similar to an Amber Alert system in place for missing children.
"I expect it will pass, and I think it is a great thing for the county," the sponsor, Legis. Wayne Wink Jr. (D-Roslyn) said in an interview Friday. Suffolk County already has...
