Iowa has changed the criteria to make it easier to issue an AMBER Alert when all the information is not available. Authorities now need to have only one of the following descriptions: the abducted child, the suspect or the suspect's vehicle. Before the change the state required all three descriptions before an alert could be issued. The change was made after a review was held of two high-profile kidnapping and murder investigations. The review board also recommended more AMBER Alert training in the state.
