What does AMBER Alert Mean?
The AMBER Alert™ Program is a voluntary partnership between law-enforcement agencies, transport agencies and broadcasters to spread the news, via television or internet, about the most recent child abductions. The goal of AMBER Alert is to quickly inform the community about these abduction cases so that the child’s chances of rescue increase by providing the local authorities with information about his/hers recent whereabouts. Originating in 1996, Amber Alert is an emergency child abduction program. This emergency broadcast system is named after Amber Hagerman, a 9 year old girl abducted and…
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