FBI Launches E-Mail Alerts on Public Website
Washington, D.C.— To improve public safety and law enforcement
partnerships, the FBI recently launched a service that sends
out e-mail alerts when new and vital information is posted on
its Internet website.
“Through these alerts, the FBI’s breaking news and
information comes straight to you—to your PC, laptop, or
wireless device,” said John Miller, Assistant Director for
Public Affairs. “It’s a fast, effective way of keeping
our partners and the public informed about terrorist threats,
missing kids, wanted fugitives, emerging scams, major cases, and
more. And most importantly, it will help us do a better job of
catching criminals and keeping the Americasn people safe.”
Signing up is easy. Just click on the red envelope icons found
on the FBI’s main website at http://www.fbi.gov and
on the websites of its 56 field offices nationwide. No personal
information is required, just an e-mail address where the alerts
will be sent. Subscribers select which topics that they want
updates on, such as new e-scams and warnings, most wanted terrorists,
top ten fugitives, and national and local press releases. The
alerts are sent as soon as updates are posted on the FBI website
or in daily, weekly, or monthly digests.
Since launching the service in October, the FBI has e-mailed
more than 600,000 alerts to nearly 14,000 subscribers.
Through its website, the FBI has also begun providing RSS (Really
Simple Syndication) news feeds for press releases, top stories,
and other breaking news. Go to http://www.fbi.gov/rss.htm for
details.
The FBI website, which is visited by 2-3 million people from
around the world each month, has been an important public safety
and communications tool for more than a decade. On the site,
you can report crime, help find fugitives and missing persons,
apply for a job, request FBI records, get tips on how to “be
crime smart,” and learn how to do business with the Bureau.
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