www.amberalert.com
Attention Private Investigators & Trainee Members,
If an "Amber Alert" is announced, go to our new Ambert Alert Feed:
http://www.ipiu.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=405
Or, go to: www.amberalert.com for all of the details on the missing child.
FREE LIFETIME PI UNION MEMBERSHIP & PI CREDENTIALS:
If an IPIU member finds a child that has an active Amber Alert placed on their behalf, that IPIU member will receive FREE LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP AND CREDENTIALS.
- The AMBER Alert Plan provides law-enforcement agencies with a powerful tool to help recover abducted children and quickly apprehend the suspect. When an AMBER ALERT is activated, law-enforcement agencies immediately gain the assistance of thousands of community members who provide additional eyes and ears.
- The AMBER Alert Portal is provided as a free public service. Through the AMBER Alert Portal, law enforcement may directly issue and update AMBER Alerts, which are then immediately sent to mobile phones, pagers, fax and email to anyone who signs up.
Save a child with AMBER ALERT
A parent's worst nightmare is a child abduction. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 74 percent of children who were abducted and later found murdered were killed within three hours of being taken. Quick response is vital.
AMBER ALERT empowers law enforcement, the media and the public to combat abduction by sending out immediate, up-to-date information that aids in the child's safe recovery.
The AMBER ALERT Program has helped in successfully recovering over one hundred children since it was established statewide in California on July 31, 2002.
The AMBER ALERT Program originated in Texas in 1996 after 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted and murdered. Texas organized a system that encouraged law enforcement agencies to alert the media following a confirmed child abduction.
California introduced the AMBER ALERT concept in 1999 as a regional program. In 2002 it was adopted statewide after legislation established procedures to assist law.
AMBER ALERT GuidelinesCriteria for activating an AMBER ALERT:
- AMBER ALERT may be activated only by law enforcement agencies.
- AMBER ALERT is intended only for the most serious, time-critical child abduction cases.
- AMBER ALERT is not intended for cases involving runaways or parental abduction, except in life-threatening situations.
Law enforcement agencies ensure these conditions are met before activating an AMBER ALERT:
- The investigating law enforcement agency confirms an abduction has occurred.
- The victim is 17 years of age or younger, or has a proven mental or physical disability.
- The victim is in imminent danger of serious injury or death.
- There is information available that, if provided to the public, could assist in the child's safe recovery.