The Purple Alert would cover missing adults with a “physical, mental, or sensory disability,” as well as those with suicidal ideations.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Legislature is considering legislation to establish a Purple Alert system for missing vulnerable adults, prompted by an Arlington family’s desperate search for their son and the advocacy of local high school students.
Jonathan Hoang, 21, walked away from his Arlington home on March 30, 2024.
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His sister, Irene Pfister, told legislators her brother has autism and the mental capacity of a nine-year-old.
His
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