AMBER Alert

Also known as America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response, Child Abduction Emergency, Amber Alerts, AMBER Alerts

child abduction alert system

Key facts

Born: Amber Rene Hagerman , ( 1986-11-25 ) November 25, 1986, Arlington, Texas , U.S.
Disappeared: January 13, 1996
Died: January 15, 1996 (1996-01-15) (aged 9), Arlington, Texas , U.S.
Cause of death: Severe laceration wounds to her neck.
Body discovered: January 17, 1996
Parent s: Donna Williams, Richard Hagerman

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AMBER Alerts instantly galvanize communities to assist in the search for and the safe recovery of an endangered missing or abducted child. Through this official repository of AMBER Alert information, learn about the program including the National AMBER Alert Coordinator, guidelines for issuing Alerts, legislation, state contacts, and information and resources to support the AMBER Alert program.

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Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( Lock Locked padlock ) or means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. The AMBER Alert System began in 1996 when Dallas-Fort Worth broadcasters teamed with local police to develop an early warning system to help find abducted children. 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, TX, and then brutally murdered. Other states and communities soon set up their own AMBER plans as the idea was adopted across the nation.

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Official website: amberalert.ojp.gov
Image: AMBER Alert on iPhone screen (23249977772).jpg

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inception: 1996-00-00
Commons category: AMBER Alert
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An Amber alert as seen on Android, instructing users to call 911 if they find a car with a matching description

An Amber alert (alternatively styled AMBER alert) or a child abduction emergency (SAME code: CAE) is a message distributed by a child abduction alert system to ask the public for help in finding abducted children. The system originated in the United States.