FCC gets thousands of complaints for early morning Blue Alert over Texas police chief shot by armed suspect

The Federal Communications Commission has received thousands of complaints from angry Texans implicit an aboriginal greeting notification to their cellphones astir the shooting of a constabulary main past week.

The Blue Alert rattled devices conscionable earlier 5 a.m. connected Oct. 4 successful an effort to find and apprehension Seth Altman, 33, who is the taxable of a manhunt implicit the shooting of Memphis Police Chief Rex Plant successful the Texas Panhandle. 

The FCC said it has received 4,500 complaints astir the information alert. It was not wide however the bureau would code the grievances. 

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A Blue Alert was issued for Seth Altman aft helium allegedly changeable a Texas constabulary main during an attempted arrest. (Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management)

The FCC told Fox News Digital it doesn't nonstop the notifications, noting that its superior relation is to follow method and operational rules for the communications providers that present alerts to the public.

Plant and different serviceman were serving an apprehension warrant connected Altman astatine his location connected Thursday nighttime for a suspected burglary, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said. Altman opened occurrence and struck Plant earlier moving away, authorities said. 

The constabulary main was flown to a infirmary successful Lubbock wherever helium remains successful unchangeable condition. 

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Seth Altman, 33, is wanted successful transportation with the shooting of a Memphis, Texas, constabulary main past week during an arrest. (Texas Department of Public Safety)

Altman has been added to Texas' Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list and is wanted for attempted superior execution of a bid officer, DPS said. Gov. Greg Abbott issued a $10,000 reward for accusation starring to his capture.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Texas DPS. On Monday, Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County successful Kansas said Altman whitethorn beryllium successful its area.

"Seth whitethorn beryllium successful the Wichita Metro Area," Crime Stoppers said successful a Facebook post, noting that helium stands astir 6 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs astir 220 pounds and wears glasses.

The Blue Law programme was signed into Texas instrumentality successful 2008. 

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Criteria for sending the alert includes erstwhile a law enforcement officer is killed oregon earnestly hurt, erstwhile a fishy poses a superior hazard oregon menace to the public, and erstwhile determination is simply a elaborate statement of the offender's vehicle, conveyance tag oregon partial tag that indispensable beryllium disposable for broadcast to the public. The investigating instrumentality enforcement bureau indispensable besides urge it, according to the DPS website.