If your child is missing there is a 99% chance that your child will not qualify for the AMBER alert.

You must meet certain criteria.

Summary of Department of Justice Recommended Criteria:

1. There is reasonable belief by law enforcement that an abduction has occurred.
2. The law enforcement agency believes that the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.
3.  There is enough descriptive information about the victim and the abduction for law enforcement to issue an AMBER Alert to assist in the recovery of the child.
4. The abduction is of a child aged 17 years or younger.
5. The child’s name and other critical data elements, including the Child Abduction flag, have been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) system.

If you don’t know who took your child or have a license plate number, there is not enough information to push out to the public. And it’s up to YOU to make sure your child’s name and other critical data elements, including the Child Abduction flag, have been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) system.

 
Although the AMBER Alert is a good program, less than 1% ever qualify for the AMBER Alert.

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For the safety of our children

Daryl Whicker