Amber Alerts Are Often Ineffective. A New Law Gives Local Police More Control. Delays in dispatching the alert system mean that some children fall between the cracks. By Sasha von Oldershausen ...

If you live in Texas, AMBER Alerts can feel like a fairly common occurrence, especially if you’ve moved here from out of state. These are the emergency alerts you can get on your phone about a ...

L ANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Lawmakers gathered at the state capitol Tuesday to speak on potential changes to Michigan’s Amber Alert system. Lawmakers on the Families and Veterans Affairs Committee pushed ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — On Monday, a new law was approved unanimously in the Tennessee State House and Senate. Noah’s Law will now allow police to issue AMBER Alerts faster in some cases.

He said an AMBER Alert can take minutes or hours to send out and witness statements can drastically help an investigation. Law enforcement reports that as of 2023, the AMBER Alert program has ...

The AMBER Alert system started in 1996 after a third-grader in Texas, Amber Hagerman, was kidnapped and killed.

For AMBER Alert approval to be granted, Michigan State Police says on its website that law enforcement must believe a child under the age of 18 has been abducted and is in imminent danger of ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — When a child is abducted and their life is in danger, you may see AMBER Alerts pop up on your phone. The mass alerts from law enforcement serve as a way to warn the public that a ...

Ohio residents are one step closer to receiving emergency notifications when an inmate escapes from a correctional facility, ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - With two Amber Alerts being issued this week, we spoke with law enforcement on what goes into issuing an Amber Alert. The tone you get on your smartphone.