Cathy Barrick • April 13, 2026

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Propose Purple Alert System for Missing Individuals With Disabilities

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Cathy Barrick

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April 13, 2026

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Article by WGAL News 8: Published April 10, 2026

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Pennsylvania lawmakers are advancing a bill to create a purple alert system aimed at quickly locating missing individuals with mental or physical disabilities.


The proposed system would specifically target at-risk individuals with conditions such as autism or Down syndrome.


The bill, titled "Aiden's Law," is named after a nonverbal autistic boy from Columbia County who went missing in October 2022 and was later found dead in the Susquehanna River.

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