An Amber Alert is a major escalation in a missing-child case. It’s intended to put the whole community on watch in a serious, potentially life-threatening situation where a young person has been taken ...

Today marked the 30th anniversary of the Amber Alert system — the emergency notifications seen on our phones and heard on broadcasts when a child is in imminent danger. All these years later, ...

AMBER Alerts require confirmation of an abduction, imminent danger to a child aged 17 or younger, and sufficient descriptive details to aid in recovery. The Department of Justice emphasizes uniform ...