Until the past two days. Two Amber Alerts this past two days? WTF is going on in Boston?

They caught the guy from last nights alert. The current one just went off:

Boston, MA. LIC 634-RH4 (MA) Red Toyota Camry

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Only opened this hoping this was an app that would notify you when your favorite stripper was on deck.

Was the alert to try to find the Rangers?

Just their power play.

OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!😞

But I received an Amber Alert text for the two recent cases.

The text was received with a beeping alarm, so it was easily identified as a warning.

Is this the app? Or does everybody get the text?

In both cases, the perp was far enough away that it didn't involve me. But it seems like a great use of cellular technology. Your kid is taken and everyone in the area code gets a text with the car and lic #.

Dude, the B's finished below the Rangers for PP % in the regular season, so I feel your pain.

But even when the team wasn't finding the back of the net, they usually looked like they knew what they were doing.

That Ranger PP last night was the worst I've ever seen at the NHL level.

Of course, that could be simply lack of repetition, since the refs refused to call anything last night.

Now that you make me think about it, it’s not an app that I installed. (It’s slowly coming back to me). It’s a service provided by the phone company.

• What is the Wireless AMBER Alerts™ Initiative?

The Wireless AMBER Alerts Initiative is a voluntary arrangement among the wireless industry, law enforcement agencies and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to distribute Wireless AMBER Alerts to subscribers. Subscribers must have a device capable of receiving text messages and must choose to receive Wireless AMBER Alerts.

• I’m a Verizon Wireless customer. Will I receive AMBER Alerts™ automatically?

No. You have to sign up or opt-in to receive Wireless AMBER Alerts™ and have a phone or other device that is capable of receiving text messages.

• Is Verizon Wireless the only service provider offering Wireless AMBER Alerts™?

This is an industry-wide initiative and Verizon Wireless is pleased and proud to participate.

• Is there a charge for Wireless AMBER Alerts™?

No. Wireless AMBER Alerts are free to customers.

• How does a Verizon Wireless customer opt-in for Wireless AMBER Alerts™?

Customers can opt-in by going to www.verizonwireless.com, and choosing "Send TXT messages" from the Get It Now® drop-down menu, or by logging directly into www.vtext.com, Verizon Wireless’ TXT Messaging site.

At www.vtext.com, customers sign in with their mobile number and password. Once there, customers go to the "Alerts" page, and choose the "News and Tech" category. The Wireless AMBER Alerts icon will appear on that page, and when customers click on that, they will be prompted to enter the zip code for which they want to receive the Wireless AMBER Alert.

Verizon Wireless customers may also go to the Wireless Amber Alerts website (a website managed by CTIA). Once there, the customer will be asked for his or her telephone number, and after entering it, the Alerts page of www.vtext.com will come up on the screen, and the customer will follow the same instructions as above.

Have a similar “opt in” text thingy to alert me of school closings for the kids.

Would be great to be able to step out and enjoy a corona while passing time if you don't want to watch Star, Chrissy, Ivey, Chastity, and Daisy....while waiting for Saphire.

Do they have a Silver Alert app?