Amber Alert Idaho
-- Amber Alert Pilot Project --
State of Washington launches AMBER Alert Pilot Project The state of Washington is initiating a pilot project to test the viability of a multi-state AMBER Alert Web portal, offering a single location from which the media, law enforcement and the public can obtain current AMBER Alerts on abducted children, regardless of the jurisdiction posting the information. ... The pilot - designed to be complete in 90 days - enhances the current AMBER Alert plan. It allows local law enforcement in cities and states with current AMBER Alert activation capabilities to post up-to-date information about an abducted child to a single AMBER Alert Web portal. ... [Read More]
AMBER Alert Timeline
On January 30, 2005, the California Highway Patrol issued a statewide AMBER Alert for 6 year old Okira Hernandez, a missing Rialto girl. At approximately 10:30 PM, Okira's mother had stopped at a friend’s home and left her daughter sleeping in her car while she went inside the house. The keys were in the car and the engine was running. When she came out of the home, the car and the child were gone. She notified authorities in Rialto who asked for the California AMBER Alert. Several hours later a vehicle similar to the Hernandez car was seen on Highway 215. Another report put the car northbound on 395. Based on both reports, at 3:25 AM on January 31, 2005, The California Highway Patrol contacted the Nevada Highway Patrol in Reno and requested issue a statewide AMBER Alert in Nevada. NHP Reno contacted KKOH, the Northern Nevada LP-1 station which issued the activation at approximately 3:39 AM. NHP Reno also contacted NHP in Las Vegas and requested that they issue an AMBER Alert for ... [Read More]
Office of the Utah Attorney General - Utah Amber Alert History
The Salt Lake City Police issued Utah’s first statewide child abduction alert after a 14-year-old girl was kidnapped at knife point from her bedroom. The alert prompted worldwide attention about the abduction and the relatively new child abduction alert plan. Sandy City Police found the girl nine months later after some citizens spotted her walking on the street with her alleged abductors. The alert was known then as the Rachael Alert, in memory of Rachael Runyan, a three-year-old Sunset, Utah girl who was kidnapped and murdered in 1982. The alert’s name was later changed to the AMBER Alert to avoid confusion. Utah now gives the Rachael Runyan Award to honor citizens who help in the recovery of an abducted child. ... [Read More]
Press Release September 19, 2003 AMBER Plan will be put the test at least twice a year - AMBER Alert passes intital test
The Hard Rock Café in Salt Lake City will present a check to the Utah AMBER Alert Fund on October 4 at its annual pin collecting event called Pinapalooza. The restaurant raised thousands of dollars for training materials by creating and selling a special limited edition Utah AMBER Alert pin. ... Utah's AMBER Alert Plan earned high marks today for timeliness during its first biannual test. Law enforcement officers, broadcasters and the public learned about the AMBER Alert test within minutes. The next test is scheduled for May 25, 2004. ... [Read More]
Oregon State Police News Releases News and Events: Oregon AMBER Alert Launches New Web Portal
Citizens and organizations can sign up on the Oregon Web Portal at www.oregonamberalert.com to receive the alert information directly through any communication device. A link is also available on the Oregon State Police website at www.oregon.gov/osp .In addition to signing up to receive information on Oregon AMBER Alerts, one may be able to sign up to receive alerts from other specific states or nationally. ... The AMBER Alert Web Portal enhances the state’s current AMBER Alert programs by putting the information about an abducted child and the suspected kidnapper into the hands of potentially millions of people through their cell phones, pagers, email, or other wireless devices. Once the State Police enter the information into the Portal it is sent to those who have signed up to receive alerts; a process which will cut hours off the original alert system. ... [Read More]
Office of the Utah Attorney General Amber Alert Business Sign Locations
Home / Crime & Violence Prevention / AMBER Alert ... AMBER Alert Business Sign Locations ... [Read More]
Kentucky.gov: - amberalert
In the event of a kidnapping, police officers can upload information on the child or kidnapper – including pictures, physical descriptions and the location of the crime – into the AMBER Alert Web Portal from their squad cars. Once the information is approved by the state’s AMBER Alert coordinator, it is disseminated to the public and relevant government agencies. The portal features sophisticated hardware and software which enables law enforcement to concentrate their broadcast messages in the vicinity of a kidnapping and expand that area as time elapses. Citizens are a crucial part of the AMBER Alert system’s success, providing law enforcement with the eyes and ears they need to gather information and help save a child. ... [Read More]
Kentucky Lieutenant Governor: Steve Pence - amberalert
In the event of a kidnapping, police officers can upload information on the child or kidnapper – including pictures, physical descriptions and the location of the crime – into the AMBER Alert Web Portal from their squad cars. Once the information is approved by the state’s AMBER Alert coordinator, it is disseminated to the public and relevant government agencies. The portal features sophisticated hardware and software which enables law enforcement to concentrate their broadcast messages in the vicinity of a kidnapping and expand that area as time elapses. Citizens are a crucial part of the AMBER Alert system’s success, providing law enforcement with the eyes and ears they need to gather information and help save a child. ... [Read More]
AMBER Alert system
AMBER Alert in Idaho is a program of voluntary cooperation between broadcasters, cable systems, and local and state agencies to enhance the public’s ability to assist in recovering abducted children. AMBER Alert notification is supported by the AMBER Alert Web Portal and the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The Federal Communications Commission has authorized activation of the EAS for alerts, using the “Child Abduction Emergency” Code. ... The AMBER Alert Plan relies on the community to assist in the safe recover of the abducted child by providing additional eyes and ears to law enforcement as they search for the abducted child. ... [Read More]
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