AMBER Advocate Magazine

Issue 06

The 2008 National Missing Children’s Day ceremony honors several AMBER Alert partners, including hospital workers Lisa Ahlbrandt and Sue Midgett, who receive the Citizen Award for recognizing an abductor and infant from an alert and delaying their departure until police arrive. Lt. Jessica Farnsworth of the Utah Attorney General’s Office earns the Law Enforcement Award for her role in establishing the state’s first Child Abduction Response Team (CART). The newsletter profiles Jeffrey L. Sedgwick, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs and the new National AMBER Alert Coordinator, who transitions from a 28-year career as a political science professor. The Department of Justice releases a new book titled You’re Not Alone: The Journey from Abduction to Empowerment, written by five child abduction survivors—including Elizabeth Smart and Alicia Kozakiewicz—to support others in their healing journeys. A widespread, false AMBER Alert text message about two missing girls in Montana causes confusion and underscores the need to rely on official sources for alerts; the public is encouraged to sign up for legitimate notifications through the Wireless AMBER Alerts initiative. Progress continues in expanding AMBER Alerts to Indian Country, with ten pilot tribal sites participating in a week-long training in Washington, D.C., to develop response plans and build relationships with state coordinators. Meanwhile, New Brunswick AMBER Alert Coordinator Todd Chadwick prepares to visit 60 towns to deliver in-person training to every law enforcement officer in the province.

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