Ohio Attorney General Releases Missing Children Report
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yosi released a report for National Missing Children’s Day, documenting 25,619 people who went missing in the state in 2018—including 19,879...
AMBER Advocate Magazine
Issue 39
The 2019 National AMBER Alert Symposium focuses on the link between child abduction and sex trafficking, especially near U.S. border regions. Former National AMBER Alert Coordinator Matt Dummermuth stresses the program’s role in preventing victimization, as 125 experts from across the country gather to share strategies. The updated AMBER Alert Best Practices Guide is released, reflecting input from national experts. Pattie Bastian shares her decades-long journey to find her daughter’s killer, reminding attendees of the lasting impact of their work. The issue also profiles Jenniffer Price, Wisconsin’s AMBER Alert and CART commander, whose personal loss drives her commitment to collaboration. Internationally, the Netherlands begins posting AMBER Alerts on ATMs and partners with Deliveroo to distribute missing child posters, while Canada faces public backlash over loud emergency alerts.
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U.S. Briefs
U.S. Briefs
Sep 01, 2019
Massachusetts Police Warn of AMBER Alert ID Kit Scammers
Police in Malden, Massachusetts, issued a warning about a possible scam after learning a person was going door-to-door and asking homeowners if they ordered AMBER...
U.S. Briefs
Sep 01, 2019
Two Women Seek to Find Missing People of Color Across the Country
Natalie Wilson and her sister-in-law Derrica Wilson have been working since 2008 to make sure efforts are being made to find missing people of color....
U.S. Briefs
Sep 01, 2019
Texas Approves Alerts for Missing Adults and Mentally Ill Veterans
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a bill that allows law enforcement to issue alerts for missing adults believed to be abducted or endangered....
U.S. Briefs
Sep 01, 2019
Twenty Years Later for the Child in the First Successful AMBER Alert
Rae-Leigh Bradbury was eight-weeks-old when the first successful AMBER Alert was issued after she was taken by her babysitter in Arlington, Texas. She was found...
U.S. Briefs
Sep 01, 2019
Arizona Sheriff Hosts Sex Trafficking Symposium
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department in Phoenix, Arizona, offered all county personnel, patrol deputies, correction officers, probation officers and other key stakeholders detailed instruction on...
U.S. Briefs
Sep 01, 2019
Texas City Installs Mass Notification Warning System
Bowie, Texas, installed warning sirens on utility poles throughout the city to be used for emergency evacuations and AMBER Alerts. The $150,000 mass notification warning...
U.S. Briefs
Sep 01, 2019
Michigan Woman Gets Probation for Making Up Abduction
A Michigan mother was ordered to serve three years of probation for claiming her baby had been kidnapped, which sparked an AMBER Alert. The woman...
U.S. Briefs
Sep 01, 2019
Texas Father Charged for Making False Claim for AMBER Alert
Dallas police filed charges against a father for making a false report that prompted an AMBER Alert for his four-year-old son. The man claimed his...
U.S. Briefs
Sep 01, 2019
AMBER Alert Issued After Mom Forgets Leaving Her Children at Daycare
Police in Waco, Texas, issued an AMBER Alert after a mother reported her 3- and 4-year-old daughters had been kidnapped by a man named “Chris.”...
Indian Country Briefs
Indian Country Briefs
Sep 01, 2019
Navajo Nation Member Returns Home to Teach Her Tribe at Child Sex Trafficking Symposium
The Navajo Nation held a two-day symposium to address child sex trafficking in Tribal communities. The training, entitled “Responding to Child Sex Trafficking & Exploitation...
Indian Country Briefs
Sep 01, 2019
Tribes From Across U.S. Gather for Indian Country AMBER Alert Symposium
Pamela Foster, the mother of Ashlynne Mike, an 11-year-old girl who was kidnapped and murdered in the Navajo Nation, challenged Tribal, federal, state and local...
Indian Country Briefs
Sep 01, 2019
Montana Governor Signs Legislation to Create Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force
Montana Governor Steve Bullock has signed legislation to create a Missing And Murdered Indigenous Person’s Task Force in that state. Under Senate Bill 312, the...
International Briefs
International Briefs
Nov 01, 2019
European Police Create Animated Video for International Missing Children’s Day
Police from twelve European countries launched a prevention campaign for International Missing Children’s Day with the animated video, “Stay Safe with Simon.” The two-and-a-half-minute video...
International Briefs
Nov 01, 2019
Australia Lotto Company Offers $300,000 to Support AMBER Alert, Missing Children
Golden Casket, the company overseeing some of Australia’s lotteries, has pledged $300,000 to an organization working to keep children safe. The Daniel Morcombe Foundation supports...
International Briefs
Nov 01, 2019
Canadian Police Chiefs Want to Keep License Plates on the Front of Vehicles
Police chiefs in Ontario, Canada, oppose a plan to no longer require front license plates on vehicles. The law enforcement leaders say the plates are...
International Briefs
Nov 01, 2019
Canada Emergency Alerts Prompt Test, Complaints, and Petitions
Canadian authorities tested the official emergency alert system on May 8, 2019, to make sure the loud notification tone and messages reached all cell phones....
International Briefs
Sep 01, 2019
Missing 11-Year-Old Girl Helped Create Europe-Wide AMBER Alert System
The disappearance of 11-year-old Madeleine McCann in 2007 from Algarve, Portugal, garnered international attention and eventually became the catalyst for AMBER Alert programs and additional...
International Briefs
Sep 01, 2019
UK Missing Persons Investigators Expand Across Borders
The United Kingdom Missing Persons Unit is now bringing information and investigation assistance to other European countries. The Missing Persons Unit is part of AMBER...
International Briefs
Sep 01, 2019
India State Develops App for Missing and Abducted Children
The state of Madhya Pradesh in India is developing an app to disseminate information about crimes, including missing and abducted children. The app is based...
International Briefs
Sep 01, 2019
Food Couriers Now Deliver Missing Persons Posters in the Netherlands
The meal delivery service Deliveroo included posters of missing persons while bringing food during the month of May in the Netherlands. The “Ride to Find”...
International Briefs
Sep 01, 2019
Netherlands Becomes First Country to Post AMBER Alerts on ATMs
The Netherlands is the first country in the world to expand AMBER Alerts to automated teller machines (ATMs). Starting in May 2019, more than 300...