Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones explains what circumstances trigger AMBER Alert

The search for 4-year-old Johnathan Everett Boley in Walker County and the heartbreaking outcome has prompted renewed debate ...
KSTP-TV

Questions surrounding Amber Alert system following recent abduction in Columbia Heights

Will future Amber Alerts work the way they are supposed to in Minnesota? An issue with Verizon stopped smartphones across Minnesota from getting an emergency alert on Wednesday, when a newborn baby ...
KSL

An Amber Alert, but no actual abduction: What a look at the system revealed

SALT LAKE CITY — When an Amber Alert is sent, police are recruiting the public to be their eyes and ears. It often goes according to plan, with someone spotting the child and speaking up. But in a ...
WAPT

Kidnapped, but no Amber Alert: Questions raised after child taken from bus stop

THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH WHAT SHE LEARNED. CRYSTAL? WE KNOW THAT JACKSON POLICE REQUESTED AN AMBER ALERT FOR THE 10-YEAR-OLD, BUT MBI SAID IT DIDN'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. THE MISSISSIPPI BUREAU OF ...
KSTP-TV

‘Technical issue’ at Verizon to blame for missed Amber Alert

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has confirmed that an Amber Alert about an abducted baby did not reach many Minnesotans. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) issued the Amber Alert on Wednesday ...
MLive

Michigan House passes ‘Silver Alert’ system for missing seniors, expands Amber Alerts

The Michigan House has passed legislation that would create a “Silver Alert” cell phone notification system for missing seniors and vulnerable adults and expand the state’s Amber Alert system to ...