On July 23, Arizona activated its recently-created Turquoise Alert for the first time. While the alert was subsequently canceled, the activation also led to some questions over what kinds of missing person cases qualify for Turquoise Alerts.

The Department of Public Safety issued the first statewide Turquoise Alert on Wednesday, and it has since been canceled after the subjects were located in Cottonwood.

Arizona has four types of emergency alerts that can be activated when other law enforcement methods have been exhausted.