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One man is in police custody after a missing child at the center of an overnight Amber Alert was found safe in Columbus. The ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 1-year-old girl at the center of an Ohio Amber Alert issued early Saturday morning has been found safe, ...
Denneen Smith has advocated for a statewide, Amber Alert-style notification system for missing seniors and vulnerable adults ever since David Moffett disappeared in 2023. The initial search for ...
Jan. 13 marked the 27th annual Amber Alert Awareness Day. The system was created in 1996 and came to Michigan in 2001. The first instance of its use was in 2003, marking 20 years since its first ...
Unlike the Amber Alert last month involving the abduction of a 2-year-old girl, Wynter Cole-Smith, who was killed. In this case, the children were returned to police unharmed.
When an AMBER Alert is issued, a terminal message will now be sent to nearly 10,000 lottery retailers in Michigan. The AMBER Alert will then be shown on in-store display monitors until police ...
Wynter Cole-Smith, a smiling 2-year-old wearing a T-shirt with a rainbow pattern, was Michigan's first Amber Alert this year, according to State Police. A little over three hours after her mother ...
There were more than 30,000 Missing Children's Cases in 2021, but only 254 AMBER Alerts were sent out. Michigan State Police called it a "sacred tool".
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 9, 2024 – The Michigan Lottery has partnered with the Michigan State Police (MSP) to share AMBER Alerts with its network of retailers throughout the state.
Texas, where the 1996 incident that inspired the Amber Alert occurred, continues to get the most alerts. Toronto Star via Getty Images As of Dec. 31, 2023, the Amber Alert system has contributed ...
The Michigan House Committee on Families and Veterans heard testimony about a “Silver Alert” notification system for missing seniors on June 3, 2025.