Collage of photos depicting Amber Hagerman, her bicycle, the place where she was abducted, where her body was found, and her case detectives.

A Timeline

Colorado is the latest state to add a URL link to offer more details for AMBER and Blue Alerts. The links on the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) go to a Twitter site with additional details beyond the 360-character limits on wireless messages. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation tested the system before using the links in actual alerts.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement can now issue AMBER Alerts with clickable links to photos and information about an abducted child. The links are included in the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) that go to cellphones. Without the links, the WEA is restricted to only 90 characters, which provides only a limited amount of information to the public.