“There’s another part of me that wonders what would have happened if we would have had the alert when Amber went missing. Could it have helped bring her back to me?”
-Donna Williams, Ambers Mother
The Amber Alert
“The law appropriated over $20 million for the National AMBER Alert Network. It provided grants to the states for developing or enhancing notification systems. Every state now has an AMBER Alert system”
- AMBER Alerts: Law and Background, FindLaw
"Senate Bill 342 would amend the Income Tax Act to include the proposed Michigan Amber Alert Fund among the funds eligible for the voluntary contributions on the State income tax return, beginning in the 2013 tax year."
-AMBER ALERT FUND/TAX CHECK-OFF ANALYSIS AS PASSED BY THE SENATE
AMBER ALERT FUND/TAX CHECK-OFF ANALYSIS AS PASSED BY THE SENATE
U.S. Department of Justice Recomended Amber Alert Criteria
As soon as law enforcement establishes that an abduction case meets the AMBER Alert criteria, they tell broadcasters along with state transportation officials. The Alert then cuts through programming on TVs, Radios, smart phones and Highway Signs
From The Guardian
From NBC26
From Flickr
From the Amber-Alert website
The Alert can can also be shown across the internet. Search Engines, Ad exchanges, Service providers, and digital billboards. Not only that but also throughout social media platforms. These include Facebook, X, formally known as Twitter, and more.
