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AMBER Alert. Review of AMBER Alert. Started in 1996 in Texas Begun in Alberta in December 2002 Purpose to enable the general public to help police. Criteria. Confirmation that a child, or an adult with a proven mental or physical disability, has been abducted;
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Review of AMBER Alert • Started in 1996 in Texas • Begun in Alberta in December 2002 • Purpose to enable the general public to help police
Criteria • Confirmation that a child, or an adult with a proven mental or physical disability, has been abducted; • Police believe that the child or adult with a proven mental or physical disability is in danger of serious harm or death; • There is enough descriptive information about the child or adult with a proven mental or physical disability, abductor and mode of transportation to enable the public to identify these elements; and • The alert can be issued soon enough that there would be a reasonable expectation that the abductee could be returned, or the abductor apprehended
Activations • Seven activations to date • December 5, 2003 • March 30, 2004 • February 26, 2006 • April 22, 2006 • July 20, 2006 • July 7, 2007 • November 14, 2007
Police Services Media AB Emergency Management Agency and EPWS CKUA AB Infrastructure & Transportation Canada Border Service Agency AB Solicitor General & Public Security Partners
Interjurisdictional Alerts • New National Protocol • Interjurisdictional activations • Alberta specific concerns
Questions? • For further information contact: • Wendy ChrapkoSpecialized Policing Analyst780-427-3287wendy.chrapko@gov.ab.ca • Tim Riordan RaaflaubManager, Policing Programs780-422-3463tim.raaflaub@gov.ab.ca