Billboards Seek Help Locating Drug Suspects
US law enforcement agencies are targeting a drug trafficker suspected of controlling a 120-mile smuggling corridor east of El Paso with new wanted sign billboards. The billboards were put up by the US Drug Enforcement Administration and the US Marshals Service. The billboards also feature Mario Marquez, who has been sought since 2004 on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to possess cocaine and is believed to be in the El Paso-Juárez area. DEA spokesman Matthew Taylor said the billboard tactic is not new, but he said it had been a while since billboards for wanted drug traffickers had been placed in El Paso.

Billboards feature two Chicago Marines
Following Memorial Day weekend, billboards went up across the nation in honor of the men and women who have served the United States. Two Marines from Chicago were among those to be featured. The local Marines have been awarded the Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat for their heroic achievement while serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. "I am honored. It is a privilege," Master Sgt. Marcos Estrada of Chicago's South Side said. The Marines hope the campaign will show that there are people who grew up in Chicago, graduated from public high schools and have continued to serve their country.

Billboards help catch child rapist
In February, Robert Gaye, 32, of Golden Valley, MN was the first fugitive to be featured in the Twin Cities area on digital billboards. He also was on Hennepin County's "Ten Most Wanted" list. He was wanted for first-degree criminal sexual conduct in the assault of a 9-year-girl on May 2, 2006, in Golden Valley. The Minnesota Fugitive Task Force had tipped the FBI in Phoenix that Gaye might be in the area. Gaye, whom the FBI described as an "unskilled laborer," is in the Maricopa County jail in Arizona awaiting extradition to Minnesota.

Billboards Aid in Search for Missing Woman
After a mysterious disappearance 25 years ago, authorities are taking a fresh look at Karen Schepers’ case. She was last seen alive on April 16, 1983, when she celebrated a friend's promotion at a local bar. In late April seven billboards were placed along local interstate highways, alerting motorists about Schepers, who was 23 when she disappeared. The billboards were donated with help from the state chapter of the Doe Network, which operates a database for missing persons and assists law enforcement and families with cold cases.

Immediate Response
Digital Billboards Activated Minutes After Bridge Collapse Minneapolis, MN--On August 1, a bridge on a major freeway to downtown Minneapolis collapsed at 6:19 PM. "We have dedicated our digital network to Minnesota Department of Transportation to communicate traffic and safety information. We were live with an emergency message within 15 minutes of the bridge collapse," said Lee Ann Muller of Clear Channel Outdoor-Minneapolis. The image shown here was the initial alert posted on digital billboards.