The following organizations have contributed greatly
to the development, implementation and maintenance
of the North Carolina AMBER Alert System. North Carolina
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Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement
Department of Crime Control & Public Safety
4706 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-4706
1-919-733-3914
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Fax 1-919-715-1682
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www.nccrimecontrol.org
Revival Soy, a Kernersville-based family business,
was a major contributor to the system.
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NC Department of
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NC Governor's Crime Commission
NC Division of Emergency
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NC State Highway Patrol
NC Department of Transportation
NC State Bureau of Investigation
NC Attorney General's Office
NC Association of Broadcasters
NC Sheriff's Association
NC Association of Chiefs of Police
What is AMBER Alert?
How did AMBER Alert get
its name?
Does North Carolina have an
AMBER Alert System?
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A voluntary cooperative effort between
broadcasters and law enforcement to enlist the
aid of the public to serve as law enforcement's
“eyes and ears” in the case of a stranger
abducted child.
The original AMBER Plan was created in 1997
as a legacy to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman,
who was kidnapped and brutally murdered
while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas.
The tragedy shocked and outraged the
community. Local broadcasters teamed with
local law enforcement agencies in northern
Texas and developed an early warning system
to help find abducted children.
Yes. On June 12, 2003, Governor Michael F.
Easley signed the AMBER Alert bill into law.
This law builds upon the success of the North
Carolina Child Alert Notification System, the
forerunner of the NC AMBER Alert System.
How does the system work?
The NC Center for Missing Persons:
When a local law enforcement agency wants an
AMBER Alert activated, they must:
1. ensure activation criteria has been met
2. enter case into National Criminal Information
Center (NCIC) database
3. contact North Carolina Center for Missing
Persons at and request
activation
4. contact National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children (NCMEC)
5. establish 24-hour manned telephone lines
6. continue investigation
7. keep Center informed of case developments
1. ensures case meets activation criteria
2. directs activation of the Emergency Alert
System (EAS), the same system used to provide
weather and civil emergency alerts
3. requests Department of Transportation activate
Dynamic Message Signs located over highways
throughout NC and flash AMBER Alert
information - if needed
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What are the activation criteria?
An AMBER Alert will be activated ONLY if
sufficient information is available that could
assist in locating the child, suspect and/or
suspect's vehicle.
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Child is 17 years of age or younger
Child is believed to have been abducted
OR to be in danger of injury or death
Abduction is not known or suspected to
be by a parent of the child unless the
child's life is suspected to be in danger
Child is not believed to be a runaway or
voluntarily missing
Abduction has been reported to and
investigated by a law enforcement agency
the North Carolina Center for Missing
Persons can activate an AMBER Alert
a law enforcement agency can request
activation of an AMBER Alert
Stranger abducted children are rare
occurrences in North Carolina. AMBER Alerts
will be activated infrequently.
Overuse of the system is akin to “crying
wolf” and could cause AMBER Alerts to
be ignored.