On January 13, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention observed National AMBER Alert Awareness Day. The Amber Alert’s purpose is to activate an alert system using broadcasters, transportation agencies and the wireless industry to notify community members to assist in the search for and safe recovery of an abducted child.
The first three hours after a child is abducted are the most critical to recovery efforts.
Per the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children; Wireless AMBER Alerts™, an initiative of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the wireless industry, have the potential to reach more than 242 million wireless subscribers with information to help bring abducted children home quickly and safely.
If you would like to receive text message alerts and your provider participates in the initiative; you can sign up to receive free text message alerts in one of three easy ways:
1. Text AMBER followed by a space and five-digit ZIP code to AMBER (26237) (available for most eligible wireless subscribers);
2. Visit www.wirelessamberalerts.org; or
3. Register on your carrier’s Web site.
To date, AMBER Alerts have helped to safely recover more than 495 children. Join those who have already signed up for Wireless AMBER Alerts™ and help bring an abducted child home safely. To learn more about the AMBER Alert Program visit http://www.amberalert.gov/
