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Amber Alert Plan
The Amber Alert Plan is proving to be a child's best hope in the event of abduction. In order for the Amber Alert Plan to be successful it is up to you and me in the community to watch out for our most precious commodity, our children. Find out how the Amber alert system helps kidnapped children?

America´s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response [offsite link]
For information on the National Amber Alert Program and how it works in your state visit the Department of Justice website.

K-9 Officers
K-9 officer's and their furry counterpart are amazing when working together, especially when looking for a lost child.

Preventing False Amber Alerts
What causes a false amber alert? Who tells police a story about a child being abducted, when it is not true? In the case of 9 year-old Zane Newton in Bakersfield California it was his 9 year-old playmate that told adults the boy had been abducted while the two boys played in front of Zane's home.

Ten and Twelve Year Old Girls Kidnap Baby
A baby taken from his crib, as his mother sleeps nearby. A ransom note telling the mother not to contact the police if she wants to see her son again. The note demands $200,000 in ransom left on the sofa that night, with the promise of returning baby unharmed. The note signed by “the kidnappers.”

Yard Sign Dangers
Colorful storks, signs, and balloons, are a way for a new parent to announce the arrival of a new baby. Yet such public displays could be placing a baby and family at risk. The FBI confirmed a homemade welcome home sign did play a role in Baby Abby’s abduction. Why yard signs maybe dangerous?

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