Amber alert

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Amber alert

(US and Canadian) originally an acronym of America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response, a notification to the general public, such as by commercial radio or electronic traffic-condition signs, regarding an abduction of a child.
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At least 57 communities across the country have implemented an Amber Plan, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Amber Plan headed for county
Components of the AMBER plan were used to bring those kids to safety,'' Runner said.
AMBER HELPS IN HUNT SYSTEM EFFECTIVE IN GIRLS' RECOVERY
California's largest telecommunications provider is answering the call of the Amber Plan with its own high-tech call to action for employees statewide.
SBC Answers The Call Of California's Amber Alert Plan; Company Prepared to Mobilize Thousands of Employees on Short Notice to Assist in the Search and Safe Return of Abducted Children
WHAT: The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will join SBC to announce a technology-enabled initiative to bolster the effectiveness of California's Amber Plan, which enlists radio stations, television stations and digital roadside signs to immediately broadcast alerts after a confirmed case of child abduction.
ADVISORY/Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and SBC to Announce Initiative to Bolster California's Amber Alert Plan
Runner's proposal is modeled after a system called the Amber Plan that was developed in Texas in 1996 and later copied in states such as Oklahoma and Florida.
PLAN WOULD ALERT PUBLIC TO KIDS IN DANGER DAVIS BACK RUNNER'S PROTECTION PROPOSAL
CAF implements the AMBER Alert or AMBER Plan (America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response), which is a national child abduction alert to notify citizens of abductions that law enforcement believes could result in serious bodily harm or death.
Covad Provides Discounts on Broadband Services and Free Software for Child Alert Foundation Members Implementing Amber Alert

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