A Columbus, Ohio, woman pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor falsification charge for telling police her 4-year-old daughter was inside her stolen car. An AMBER Alert was issued but was cancelled after a report came in that the girl was at her aunt's house. The woman hoped police would find her car sooner if an AMBER Alert was issued.

An Oklahoma City mother who claimed her car was stolen with her two toddlers inside has been charged with filing a false AMBER Alert. Police say they spent $5,000 in personnel services and a helicopter in the search. Just before activating an AMBER Alert, police found the “stolen” SUV and the children at their grandmother's home.