An Oakland, California, Lyft driver allegedly left a mother stranded at a car dealership and drove off with her 5- and 6-year-old daughters. The driver was gone for 15 minutes and didn't return until the dealership manager called him and threatened to request an AMBER Alert. The mother is now suing Lyft for the 2017 incident.

Oakland, California, police arrested a woman for filing a false report after they issued an AMBER Alert for her nonexistent 18-month-old daughter. On February 1, 2013, the woman claimed her husband assaulted her and then abducted their daughter. The woman said the child was wearing a pink shirt with blue bears and had a Tigger blanket. After police learned the story was a hoax, they called off the AMBER Alert and the 4-hour manhunt.