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Why was AMBER created? How does the AMBER Plan work? What should you do in case of an AMBER Alert? Support for the Plan If your child is missing Child safety tips to prevent abductions Basic rules of safety for children 8 rules for safety Parent recordkeeping Home |
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Why was AMBER created?The AMBER Plan was created in 1996 as a powerful legacy to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, a bright little girl who was kidnapped and brutally murdered while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas. Law enforcement officials say that nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was yanked, screaming, from her bicycle outside her grandmother's Arlington, Texas house. Her body was found four days later dumped in a drainage ditch. Her throat was slashed. Her murderer has never been found. The news of Amber's murder shocked and outraged the entire community and mobilized residents to take action. Residents and concerned individuals contacted local radio stations in the Dallas area and suggested they broadcast special "alerts" over the airwaves so that they could help prevent such incidents in the future. In response to the community's concern for the safety of local children, the Dallas/Fort Worth Association of Radio Managers teamed up with local law-enforcement agencies in northern Texas and developed this innovative early warning system to help find abducted children. Initially is was just radio stations that participated. In 1999, eight area television stations joined the plan and began sending out these urgent bulletins. Statistics show that, when abducted, a child's greatest enemy is time. It can mean the difference between life and death as recent experiences have shown. |
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