NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY ACT OF 2004 (S. 2154) Why this bill is important: This bipartisan bill seeks to fill a gaping hole...
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A recently enacted component of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) has been credited with aiding in the rescue of several missing children who were kidnapped by strangers. It’s called the AMBER Plan. Background The AMBER Plan is named for a 9-year-old girl who was kidnapped by a stranger and later found dead in...
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COURTNEY BRUMMER, Staff Writer 02/05/2005 ========== EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a two-part series about parental abductions. The abduction of a child can be a parent’s worst nightmare. But what if the abductor is the other parent? In 2004, there were 18 cases of children who were abducted by a parent,...
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ARLINGTON TX USA — A man who police said abducted a 9-year-old girl was arrested Wednesday morning after leading police on a chase through two cities and crashing into a school bus in west Arlington. Jeremiah Sexton, 22, of Springtown, was being held in the Grand Prairie Jail. Bond had not been set...
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News Release For Immediate Release May 21, 2008 Everett, Washington – On his way to school in New York City, May 25, 1979, 6-year old Etan Patz disappeared. The subsequent search for this child not only refocused the nation back to the plight of missing children, but to the overall lack of information...
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For Immediate Release January 11, 2006 Everett, WA. – AMBER Alerts have saved the lives of over 214 abducted children! Each year, the Department of Justice, through their Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s Child Protection Division (OJJDP), commemorates two special days: January 13th – National AMBER Alert Day and May 25th...
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June 30, 2005 Police in Wisconsin are crediting General Motors’ OnStar system and the AMBER Alert program with the successful rescue of a 17-month-old child taken last Thursday from his mother’s home. Although this was a stolen vehicle, the child, who was the subject of an AMBER Alert, was recovered in good condition...
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AMBER Alert The U.S. Postal Service continues its tradition of drawing attention to important social causes by issuing the AMBER Alert stamp in 2006 to honor a program dedicated to the rapid recovery of abducted children. AMBER stands for America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response. Law enforcement officials will issue an AMBER Alert when...
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News Release For Immediate Release April 30, 2003 Bill Authorizes Matching Grants to States to Help Ensure Effective AMBER Alerts. Everett, Washington – April 30, 2003 – Hundreds gathered today in the Rose Garden of the White House for the presidential signing of the PROTECT Act of 2003. Those in attendance included US...
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