Amber Alert Program Celebrated
JEFFERSON CITY - The nation remembers the young girl whose case started it all.
The nation recognizes Tuesday, this week, as Amber Alert Awareness day.
The Amber Alert short for: America's Missing Broadcasting Emergency Response Alert started in 1996. Officials created the alert in honor of nine year old, Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped and murdered in Arlington, Texas.
"A group of broadcasters and a local law enforcement agency there got together following that to develop some type of system to more rapidly notify the public of situations where children have been abducted," said Missouri State Highway Patrolman, Tim Hull.
The program has recovered 432 missing children, with 44 of those right here in Missouri.
Missouri created its own collaborative effort in 2003. It's made up of members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Missouri Department of Transportation, Health and Senior Services, Missouri Lottery, Missouri Sheriff's Association, Missouri Chief of Police, and also the Missouri Broadcast Association.
The Department of Health and Senior Services plays a large role in supporting the Amber Alert System.
"We maintain what we call a department situation room that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year staffed with a real person and basically we answer the phone when the phone rings and any information that comes along we normally try to route that information to the most appropriate responder,'' said Mike Sampson from the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Officials are confident that the Amber Alert System makes a difference.
"It's a wonderful system, it's a classic example of the way agencies can partner for a common good," Sampson said.Please Continue to Pray for the Safe Return of Madeleine and All Our Missing Children
The nation recognizes Tuesday, this week, as Amber Alert Awareness day.
The Amber Alert short for: America's Missing Broadcasting Emergency Response Alert started in 1996. Officials created the alert in honor of nine year old, Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped and murdered in Arlington, Texas.
"A group of broadcasters and a local law enforcement agency there got together following that to develop some type of system to more rapidly notify the public of situations where children have been abducted," said Missouri State Highway Patrolman, Tim Hull.
The program has recovered 432 missing children, with 44 of those right here in Missouri.
Missouri created its own collaborative effort in 2003. It's made up of members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Missouri Department of Transportation, Health and Senior Services, Missouri Lottery, Missouri Sheriff's Association, Missouri Chief of Police, and also the Missouri Broadcast Association.
The Department of Health and Senior Services plays a large role in supporting the Amber Alert System.
"We maintain what we call a department situation room that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year staffed with a real person and basically we answer the phone when the phone rings and any information that comes along we normally try to route that information to the most appropriate responder,'' said Mike Sampson from the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Officials are confident that the Amber Alert System makes a difference.
"It's a wonderful system, it's a classic example of the way agencies can partner for a common good," Sampson said.Please Continue to Pray for the Safe Return of Madeleine and All Our Missing Children
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