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4 unusual facts about Amber Alert


Code amber

AMBER Alert, a child abduction warning system in North America.

KSCS

Also, KSCS, and sister station WBAP-AM are responsible for activation of the North Texas Emergency Alert System when hazardous weather alerts, Disaster area declarations, and child abductions are issued.

Mark Gwyn

The state's Fusion Center was constructed within TBI Headquarters under his watch housing Homeland Security among other programs such as AMBER Alert and Tennessee's Sex Offender Registry.

Vicki A. Schneider

Among her most notable legislative achievements is sponsoring the bill which created Missouri's AMBER Alert system.


Hospital emergency codes

Amber Alert and Code Adam, both well-known public announcements to denote missing or abducted children, have gained traction in hospital usage since 2000.

Mary Winkler

After police issued an Amber Alert due to fears of kidnapping, Mary Winkler and the children (Patricia, then 8; Mary Alice, then 6; Breanna, then 1) were discovered in Orange Beach, Alabama.


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Joe Jacquot

Jacquot then served as Counsel to U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and was responsible for enacting of the Amber Alert Act.