AMBER Alert Information

• There is reasonable belief by law enforcement that an abduction has occurred.
• The law enforcement agency believes that the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.
• There is enough descriptive information about the victim and the abduction for law enforcement to issue an AMBER Alert to assist in the recovery of the child.
• The abduction is of a child aged 17 years or younger.
• The child’s name and other critical data elements, including the Child Abduction flag, have been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) system.

1. A law enforcement officer has been killed or seriously injured and the law enforcement agency investigating the incident has information identifying an individual as a suspect connected to the incident.
2. The law enforcement agency that is investigating the suspect determines that the suspect poses a serious risk or threat to the public and other law enforcement personnel.
3. The law enforcement agency investigating the suspect has obtained either:

• the name of the suspect,
• a detailed physical description of the suspect, or
• a description of the vehicle of the suspect, vehicle registration plate numbers or letters or partial vehicle registration plate numbers or letters

Issued for a critical missing adult between the ages of 18 and 59 whose whereabouts are unknown and who is believed to be abducted.

Issued for a child aged 17 years or younger who does not meet Amber Alert criteria but is believed to be endangered.

A silver alert shall be activated if a local law enforcement agency:

1. Receives notice of a missing senior citizen;

2. Verifies that at the time the senior citizen is reported missing:

• the person reported missing is sixty (60) years of age or older,
• the location of the senior citizen is unknown, or
• the senior citizen has dementia or other cognitive impairment;

3. Determines that the disappearance of the senior citizen poses a credible threat to the health and safety of the senior citizen; and

4. Determines that information which may assist in the safe recovery of the missing senior citizen is available.

The local law enforcement agency shall:

1. Require the family or legal guardian of the missing senior citizen to provide documentation of the impaired mental condition of the senior citizen;
2. Determine identifying information about the missing senior citizen and any other information which might be useful to the general public in the safe recovery of the missing senior citizen; and
3. Report the individual through the national crime information center immediately upon the issuance of a silver alert.

• U.S. Department of Justice AMBER Alert
  
  
• U.S. Department of Justice "Project Safe Childhood" Initiative
  
  
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children "Be Here for Kids" Campaign