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What is Vermont’s Amber Child Abduction Alert?

11/10/09 - 5:58 p.m. - Vermont Amber Alert Cancelled
11/10/09 - Information on the Amber Alert Activation

The Amber Plan was originally started in the Dallas/Fort Worth area in 1996 after the abduction and murder of a nine year old girl, Amber Hagerman. This emergency broadcast response alert is a statewide innovative program that partners the state’s law enforcement community, media broadcasting agencies, and the public in locating abducted children. It provides the public with immediate and up-to-date information about child abduction via widespread media broadcasts and solicits the public’s help in the safe and swift return of the child.

Speed is essential in distributing child kidnapping information, as the first few hours after abduction are the most critical. The AMBER Alert will encourage the public to look for the kidnapped child and to call the police immediately if they have any information to assist in the child’s safe recovery.

The quick and repeated AMBER Alert coverage on multiple media outlets will not only raise public awareness about the kidnapping, but will encourage the suspect to immediately release the child for fear of being caught.

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