Want to know the real story? Go to... http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/science/urbanlegends/library/blsams3.htm HA! Also, ADAM was killed by his abductor after being taken from a Walmart. "CODE ADAM" is named in memory of him. - -Andrew At 01:50 AM 5/31/00 -0700, you wrote: >You are full of good info today, Mike! > >As I understand it, Code Adam was named for a little boy who turned up >missing in a Wal-Mart several years ago. The frantic mother told a Wal-Mart >manager. The manager had the good sense to order the store quickly locked >down & the boy (along w/ the guy who tried to snatch him) were found still >in the store. When Bentonville found out what had happened, the Code Adam >procedure was adopted chain-wide. Since then I've heard of several children >saved from stranger abduction by the Code Adam. Other large store chains >have also implemented similar systems. > >--Allen > >On Tue, 30 May 2000 18:50:33 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Hello All, >> As many of you know, I am a member of the Civil Air Patrol also and aside > >> from being a Royal Ranger Commander. This message was forwarded to me >> through my CAP chain of command. I wanted to post this because it >applies to >> everyone. Be it noted that All Sam's Club, Wal-Mart, and it's affiliates > >> participate in the Code Adam security procedures. >> >> In a message dated 5/30/00 6:36:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, MBCAPVA108 >> writes: >> >> > > I never knew stores had such safety features. >> > > >> > > NOTICE TO ALL PARENTS !!!!! >> > > >> > > Even if you do not have little kids pass this one on to everyone you >can >> > > think of. You never know who you might save by sending this email! >> > > >> > > Please take the time to forward this to any friend who has children >and/ >> > or >> > > grandchildren! Thanks! >> > > >> > > I wanted to share something that happened today while shopping at >Sam's >> > > Club >> > > in JACKSON, MICHIGAN! >> > > >> > > A mother was leaning over looking for meat and turned around to >find >> that >> > > her 4 yr. old daughter was missing. >> > > >> > > I was standing there right beside her, and she was calling her >daughter >> > > with >> > > no luck. I asked a man who worked at Sam's to announce it over the >loud >> > > speaker for Katie. He did, and let me say, he immediately walked >right >> > past >> > > me, when I asked, and went to a pole where their announcement was >made >> > for >> > > all the doors and gates to be locked (a "Code Adam"), so they locked >all >> > > the >> > > doors at once. This took all of 3 minutes after I had asked the guy >to do >> > > this. >> > > >> > > They found the little girl 5 minutes later in a bathroom stall. Her >head >> > > was >> > > half shaved, and she was dressed in her underwear with a bag of >> clothes, >> > a >> > > razor, and wig sitting on the floor beside her (to make her look >> > > different). >> > > >> > > Whoever this person was, took the little girl, brought her into the >> > > bathroom, shaved half her head, and undressed her in a matter of >less >> > than >> > > 10 minutes. >> > > >> > > This makes me shake to no end. >> > > >> > > Please keep a close eye on your kids when in big places where it's >easy >> > for >> > > you to get separated. It only took a few minutes to do all of >this; >> > > another >> > > 5 minutes and she would have been out the door. I am still in shock >that >> > > some sick person could do this, let alone in a matter of minutes. >> > > >> > > Those days when our little ones could run rampant all over the place >and >> > > nothing worse would happen than them annoying people are gone. >> > > >> > > The little girl is fine. Thank God for fast workers who didn't take >any >> > > chances. >> > > >> > > BE SURE TO FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE SO THEY KNOW >> > > TO BE ALWAYS ALERT AND ON GUARD WHEN IT COMES TO OUR CHILDREN. >> > > >________________________________________________________________________ >> > Semper Vigilans >> >> >> >> Iron Mike >> _______ >> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! >> http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >_______________________________________________________ >Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite >Visit http://freelane.excite.com/freeisp > >_______ > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! > http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
