The Amber Alert system was designed after a child named Amber was abducted in the D/FW area. It has been the best thing, hands down, for finding and recovering lost children. It's associated with the police only in an information gathering role.
Here's the informaiton on the AMBER plan: http://www.missingkids.com/html/amberplan.html Nathan Stanford wrote: > Yes... I believe it is called the Amber Alert... it started in the > Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area. Radio stations did it even though they > thought it would not do any good but has proven to be very good thing. > > Nathan > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 2:55 PM >>To: CF-Community >>Subject: Re: Emergency Missing Child >> >> >>Something I would like to see... >> >>An alert system for missing children like some television >>stations have in >>the midwest for weather. Once a missing child is reported, >>the information >>is sent to the local television stations with the information >>and scrolled >>across the television screen. Once police dispatchers get >>the information, >>they can send it and have it up on the television within >>minutes. If a >>picture is made available, have the picture shown also. >> >>I heard about a television station doing this somewhere in >>Texas if I was >>right. Would like to see something like this done more often. >> >>Jacob >> >>At 12:47 PM 5/16/2002 -0700, you wrote: >> >>>>This board is great!!! I am sending this the local >>>> >>paper.... We have been >> >>>>missing kids here in San Diego left and right... You are >>>> >>all great... May >> >>>>we always come together as a community to help those of us in >>>>need.... Steven, Our prayers are with your family as you >>>> >>all recover...... >> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "LANCASTER, STEVEN M. (JSC-OL) (BAR)" >>>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 3:14 PM >>>>>Subject: RE: Emergency Missing Child >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>They have confirmed!! She has been found and she is >>>>>> >>at the hospital.. I >> >>>>>>don't know a lot of info. and as soon as I can drive >>>>>> >>I am hitting the >> >>>>>>airport.. She will be fine.. She is not in critical, >>>>>> >>but they say >> >>>she has >>> >>>>>>beaten up pretty bad. Thank You for all your help.. I >>>>>> >>will talk to you >> >>>>>next >>>>> >>>>>>week with my daughter in tow to come back... Her mom >>>>>> >>agrees we should >> >>>>>>probably get her away from Cleveland for awhile until >>>>>> >>she heals.. >> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Steven Lancaster >>>>>>Barrios Technology >>>>>>NASA/JSC >>>>>>281-244-2444 (voice) >>>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> >>>>> > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
