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In the News (Thu 4 Dec 08)

  
  New Jersey State Police - New Jersey's Amber Alert Plan
The AMBER Plan is a voluntary, cooperative program between the law enforcement community and the broadcast media to send an emergency alert, called “AMBER Alert,” to the public when a child has been abducted and it is believed that the child’s life is in grave danger.
AMBER Alerts are intended for non-family cases of child abduction, where the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily harm or death.
The AMBER Plan was created in 1996 as a powerful legacy to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, a bright little girl who was kidnapped while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas and brutally murdered.
www.njsp.org /amber   (661 words)

  
 Howstuffworks "How AMBER Alert Works"
The AMBER Alert is a lasting tribute to a young girl from Arlington, Texas, who was kidnapped and later killed in 1996.
Amber Hagerman, who was 9 years old at the time, was riding her bike when a neighbor heard a scream.
Amber's death provoked an outcry in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, which prompted the Dallas/Fort Worth Association of Radio Managers to implement a method of quickly alerting the public, media, and police when a child is kidnapped.
people.howstuffworks.com /amber-alert.htm   (329 words)

  
 CBC.ca - Amber Alert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Amber is an alert system established in the United States – and since adopted in Canada – to publicize child abductions.
Usually, however, an Amber alert is restricted to a local area.
The CBC has also established a national protocol to ensure that Amber alert information can be received and delivered 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
www.cbc.ca /amberalert   (295 words)

  
 WV Amber Alert
The Amber Alert plan is a voluntary partnership between the West Virginia State Police, West Virginia Broadcasters, West Virginia Emergency Alert System Committee and the National Weather Service to send out an emergency message to alert the public when a child has been abducted and it’s believed that the child’s life is in grave danger.
Amber’s tragic death had such a profound impact on her community and throughout northern Texas that it prompted regional law-enforcement agencies and the Dallas/Fort Worth Association of Radio Managers (ARMS) to develop an innovative emergency alert plan to help recover abducted children.
Amber Alert will be utilized only in those abduction cases that law enforcement determines to be life threatening where the child is in immediate danger.
www.wvstatepolice.com /amber.htm   (981 words)

  
 CHP -- California AMBER ALERT
The AMBER ALERT Program has helped in successfully recovering over one hundred children since it was established statewide in California on July 31, 2002.
AMBER ALERT is not intended for cases involving runaways or parental abduction, except in life-threatening situations.
Amber Alerts are now available to cell phone users via the wirelessamberalerts.org website.
www.chp.ca.gov /html/amber-en.html   (820 words)

  
 AMBER Alert
With 50 statewide AMBER plans now in place, we are meeting President Bush's goal of a National AMBER Alert network.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and National AMBER Alert Coordinator Regina Schofield presented a plaque to Donna Norris in honor of her daughter, Amber Hagerman.
The information and statements contained on this official Department of Justice AMBER website shall not be used for the purposes of advertising, nor to imply the endorsement or recommendation of the United States Government.
www.amberalert.gov   (494 words)

  
 Missing & Exploited Children Clearinghouse - The AMBER Alert Plan
This enhancement of the AMBER Alert program was developed to allow the citizens of New York to receive AMBER Alert notifications in real time when this vital information can be used to help in the safe recovery of an endangered child.
The AMBER Alert program was signed into law by Governor Pataki in 2002 and since then there have been eight activations, with one statewide activation.
AMBER stands for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response and was created as a legacy to 9-year old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas, and then brutally murdered.
criminaljustice.state.ny.us /missing/aware/amber.htm   (1105 words)

  
 Active Amber Alerts
Alerts for all provinces are carried on the Canadian Ticker.
Amber Alerts are removed from the ticker if there is no new information on the case for five days.
Joliet Cedano The CHP and the Palmdale Police Department issued the Amber Alert after the child was abducted on September 11, 2006.
codeamber.org /alerts.html   (499 words)

  
 The Amber Plan
(The Alert is read after a distinctive sound tone and the statement: “This is an AMBER Alert.”) The Alert also provides information about how members of the public who have information relating to the abduction may contact the police or other appropriate law enforcement agency.
The goal of AMBER Alerts is to galvanize an entire community, adding millions of extra eyes and ears to watch, listen, and help in the safe return of the child and apprehension of the suspect.
AMBER Alerts are only used for the most serious child abduction cases, when authorities believe a child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death, not for runaways or many parental abductions.
www.fcc.gov /cgb/consumerfacts/AMBERPlan.html   (565 words)

  
 Previous Amber Alerts
Ayanna Helmedach The Connecticut State police canceled the Amber Alert for the girl on Friday September 3 after it was determined that she was with the suspect and her mother.
Sylvia Aguirre The Denver Police Department and the CBI canceled the Amber Alert for the girl after she was found safe Wednesday afternoon February 17 and the suspect....
Celina Bruno The Long Beach Police Department and the CHP canceled the Amber Alert Saturday January 17 after determining that the girl is a runaway and that her mother...
codeamber.org /prev_alerts.html   (12099 words)

  
 Alabama Department of Public Safety
The Alabama AMBER Plan is a voluntary partnership between law-enforcement agencies and broadcasters to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases.
The telephone number given to the public in the AMBER Alert must be a telephone number (other than 911) capable of handling multiple incoming lines.
The number of times the alert is broadcast is to be determined by an agreement with the broadcasters.
www.dps.state.al.us /public/abi/amber_plan.asp   (1551 words)

  
 Illinois AMBER Alert -
The AMBER Alert Notification Plan is a tool for law enforcement to promptly notify the media of a confirmed abduction so the information can be broadcast to the public for assistance in locating the child and/or abductor.
AMBER is a voluntary program for law enforcement and the broadcasters.
AMBER is NOT the entire missing child investigation.
www.amberillinois.org   (134 words)

  
 CodeAmber.org - The Web's Amber Alert System
While the Amber Alert system is now mandated across the country, some states are still trying to implement the procedures necessary in bringing the alerts to the public.
It is Code Amber's intent to lobby, along with Joe Brucia, his family, and friends for the changes necessary to give judges and law enforcement officials the tools necessary to keep criminals behind bars.
In a situation where an Amber Alert is active and there are no new details or information on the case for five days, we remove the Alert from the Code Amber Ticker and move it to our Active Alerts page.
codeamber.org /?cabu1   (760 words)

  
 Amber Alert Net - About - FAQs
AMBER Alert Net is a small application that distributes AMBER Alert information online, allowing this information to reach any computer system that is connected to the Internet regardless of ISP, operating system, email system, etc.
AMBER Alert Net is free, and is a public service of Webroot with no subscription fee or product purchase attached to the application.
The goal of the AMBER Alert is to instantly galvanize the entire community to assist in the search for and safe return of the child.
www.amberalertnet.com /about/faqs.html   (1024 words)

  
 Michigan Amber Alert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Amber Alert program is designed to save children by locating abducted children within the first 24-hours which are the most critical hours in an abduction.
Only the State Police have the authority to issue an alert, and the State Police have a strict guideline of criteria that must be met in order for an Amber alert to be activated.
Amber Alert is one way in which free, over-the-air broadcasters can help the communities they serve.
www.michmab.com /amberalert.html   (1275 words)

  
 Amber Alert - redesign
The Wisconsin Amber Alert Plan is an effort to enhance law enforcement’s ability to respond effectively and efficiently when a child has been abducted in the hope of preventing the victimization of children in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin's Amber Alert Plan is a collaborative effort between the Department of Justice, the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, Wisconsin Public Radio, the Dane County Public Safety Communication Center, the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, the Department of Transportation, and local law enforcement agencies.
Amber Alerts will be broadcast every 30 minutes for the first two hours, then every hour for the next three hours.
www.amberalertwisconsin.org /content/faq.asp   (563 words)

  
 MAILE ALERT
The MAILE AMBER Alert Plan is a voluntary partnership between the four county police departments, emergency management agencies, and local broadcasters to notify the public when a child has been abducted and solicit help in locating the child and abductor.
Amber was riding her bike on a Saturday afternoon when an unknown male kidnapped her.
The MAILE AMBER Alert Plan is not for runaways or custodial interference cases unless the investigation determines that the child is in immediate danger of serious bodily injury or death.
www.honolulupd.org /community/maile.htm   (520 words)

  
 Frequently Asked Questions - WSP AMBER Alert Center
The Statewide AMBER Alert Plan is a child abduction emergency alert utilizing Web-based technology to notify citizens of a child abduction.
The AMBER Alert Web Portal is a Web site offering a single location from which the media, law enforcement, and the public can obtain current AMBER Alert information on abducted children.
AMBER Alert Review Committee members agree to promote the AMBER Alert Web Portal for the state of Washington and to encourage others to join the national AMBER Alert Web Portal Consortium (AAWPC) for its use in neighboring states and across the nation.
www.wsp.wa.gov /amber/a_faqs.htm   (1126 words)

  
 Department of Public Safety Arizona Amber Alert-State of Arizona
The Arizona AMBER Alert Plan is a voluntary partnership between law enforcement agencies and broadcasters to send out an emergency alert to the public when a child is abducted.
It’s important to emphasize that the Arizona AMBER Alert Plan is not used for cases that involve runaways or in most parental abduction cases unless the life of the child is in grave danger.
The “Arizona AMBER Alert Plan” should be activated when a child 17 years of age or younger, is abducted and there is reason to believe the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.
www.dps.state.az.us /safety/amber   (523 words)

  
 Amber Alert
Tennessee's AMBER ALERT is a statewide program that partners the State's law enforcement community, media broadcasting agencies and the public in locating abducted children.
The State's AMBER ALERT is modeled after the nationwide AMBER Plan, which was developed in 1996 after nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted and brutally murdered near her home in Arlington, Texas.
Under the AMBER ALERT concept, the State's law enforcement community employs the assistance of local radio and television stations to interrupt normal programming and request public assistance in locating children who have just been abducted.
www.tbi.state.tn.us /Cid/AmberAlert/AmberAlert2.htm   (626 words)

  
 Amber Alerts and Code Adam Alerts - What's An Amber Alert or a Code Adam Alert?
The Amber Alert system is named after Amber Hagerman, a nine-year-old Texas girl who was kidnapped in 1996, while riding her bicycle in her neighborhood.
The advantage of the Code Amber system is that shortly after a suspected kidnapping, thousands of motorists will be on notice with information about the suspect, and can notify the police with their observations of any suspicious vehicles or activity.
A Code Adam alert is a notice distributed through a building where a child is found to be missing, which triggers a system of securing the premises and systematically searching for the missing child.
www.expertlaw.com /library/criminal/amber_alerts.html   (752 words)

  
 KCPD Amber Alert
Nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted while bicycling near her grandparents' Arlington home in 1996 and did not come back alive.
The system, named for Amber, utilizes the same emergency broadcast network that radio and TV stations use to warn of dangerous weather and other potentially catastrophic conditions.
The AMBER Plan is a voluntary partnership between law-enforcement agencies and broadcasters to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases.
kcpd.org /kcpd2004/AmberAlert.htm   (304 words)

  
 Amber Plan - Amber Alert - Information on all U.S. State Plans
he Amber Alert is a critical missing child response program that utilizes the resources of law enforcement and media to notify the public when children are kidnapped by predators.
Although the scope of the Amber Alert varies, the criteria for activation are fairly consistent.
Had the Amber Alert existed when Polly was kidnapped in 1993, she might very well be alive today.
www.klaaskids.org /pg-amberplan.htm   (580 words)

  
 Wyoming Amber Alert
The Wyoming AMBER Plan is a cooperative effort between law-enforcement agencies, Wyoming Association of Broadcasters, Wyoming Department of Transportation and the National Weather Service to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases.
The goal of the AMBER Alert is to instantly inform the entire community so that citizens may assist in the search for the abducted child.
Once the criteria for an Amber Alert is met, concise information is put together for distribution to the public, via the local media.
attorneygeneral.state.wy.us /dci/amberalert/amberalert.html   (400 words)

  
 Amber Alert Logo
Alert is to instantly galvanize the entire community to assist in the search for and safe return of the child.
Plan was created in 1996 as a powerful legacy to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, a bright little girl who was kidnapped and brutally murdered while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas.
The billboards, typically used to disseminate traffic information to drivers, now alert the public of abducted children, displaying pertinent information about the child, abductor or suspected vehicle that drivers might look for on highways.
www.amberalertet.com   (664 words)

  
 Amber Alert Net
It is because of this sensitivity to time that programs such as the AMBER Plan were created.
The AMBER Plan is a voluntary partnership between law-enforcement agencies and broadcasters to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases with the hope that ordinary citizens are able to aid in the search for abducted children.
AMBER Alert Net extends the reach of vital AMBER Alerts to computer desktops at home and in the workplace.
www.amberalertnet.com   (188 words)

  
 LSP - Louisiana Amber Alert Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
All AMBER Alerts should be sent to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
Following the initial alert, the AMBER Alert will be broadcast every twenty (20) minutes during the first three house and every thirty (30) minutes thereafter for the next two hours or until such time that an “end of alert” message is issued by Louisiana State Police.
The "Amber Alert" system is the cooperation between law enforcement agencies and broadcasters to disseminate urgent bulletins in the most serious child abduction cases via the national Emergency Alert System to air a description of the missing child and suspected abductor.
www.lsp.org /amber.html   (2213 words)

  
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In 2003, the original law was ammended to allow the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to active the Colorado AMBER Alert for another state if there is credible information that the child is in or traveling to Colorado.
Alert information is forwarded to the primary Emergency Alert System (EAS) station to be broadcast via the EAS to Colorado media outlets.
If you would like additional information or have questions pertaining to the Colorado AMBER Alert Plan please contact Kristina Bomba at 303-239-4251 or via email Kristina.Bomba@cdps.state.co.us If you have information in regards to a case posted on the Web Site, please contact the originating agency or dial 911.
cbi.state.co.us /mp/amber/amberlist.asp   (1029 words)

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