The AMBER Plan was created in 1996 as a powerful legacy to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman (top right corner), a bright little girl who was kidnapped and brutally murdered while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas.
The tragedy shocked and outraged the entire community. Residents contacted 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.
Statistics show that, when abducted, a child’s greatest enemy is time.
The Website - CodeAmber.org - went live on August 23rd, 2002. Since that time Code Amber has grown rapidly.
How does it work?
Upon receipt of an Amber Alert from Law Enforcement Authorities anywhere in the world, day or night, the CodeAmber ticker will be updated immediately.
During an Amber Alert, all of the relevant details provided by the reporting Authority will be scrolled in the Code Amber ticker window.
The information will include the location of the abduction and contact information for the reporting Authority as well as links (if available) to images of the abductee, suspect composites and any other details provided by the reporting Authority.
How can people help?
You may be thinking that someone in a geographic location other than the immediate Alert area could not be of any help.
We include a link in each Alert which allows anyone to email the details of the Alert to anyone and everyone they know in the Alert area.
For example: If you are in London and you see an alert for Anchorage Alaska you will be able to email the alert to anyone you know in Anchorage by simply clicking a link in the Alert Ticker and entering their email address.
Click the Ticker above to see how you can help Code Amber.
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