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The AMBER (America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) plan is a partnership between law-enforcement and broadcasters to inform the public on the most serious child-abduction cases. The goal of the AMBER Alert is to instantly alert the community to help search for the child.
Activation criteria
| 1. Abduction involves a child 17 years of age or younger |
| 2. Confirmation by local law enforcement where the child is believed to be in grave danger |
| 3. Descriptive information about the child, abductor, and/or suspect's vehicle |
| 4. Enough information about the child, suspect, and/or suspect's vehicle to believe immediate broadcast will help |
| NDResponse - Amber Alert |
| amberalert.gov |
The Silver Alert's purpose is to locate disabled adults, vulnerable elderly adults, or a minor who has a developmental disability and has been reported to law enforcement as missing.
Activation Criteria
| 1. The missing person involves a disabled or vulnerable elderly adult reported missing; or |
| 2. The missing person involves a minor who has developmental disabilities reported missing. |
| 3. there is descriptive information about the minor or adult and/or motor vehicle involved |
| 4. There is enough usable information about the person and/or vehicle to provide the public with enough information to help. |
| NDResponse - Silver Alert |
The Blue Alert System is used to establish a quick response and is a notice that is issued after someone has threatened a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon, used a deadly weapon against a law enforcement officer, caused a law enforcement officer to suffer bodily injury or death, or an officer has been abducted while on duty.
Activation Criteria
| 1. An individual had threatened, injured, or abducted an officer while on duty |
| 2. The individual has fled the scene of the offense and a description of the individual or individual's vehicle is available |
| 3. The law enforcement agency investigating the offense has determined the individual poses a threat to the public |
| 4. Announcement of information to the public may help avert further harm or assist in the apprehension of the suspect |
| NDResponse - Blue Alert |
| National Blue Alert System |
| COPS - U.S DoJ |