Amber Alert
English citizens a thousand years ago could not look the other way when it came to crime. No refusal to get involved. The English, beginning with the rule of Alfred the Great, were financially obligated to catch criminals. It was known as the "mutual pledge system.” If the Crown's citizens failed to catch an offender, the Crown's collectors would hit his citizens with a big fine. The intent was to force the entire community to play cops. Modern policing has returned to its roots, the legacy of Alfred the Great. The recent shift to community policing that shows law enforcement relying on the public for help.Just hours after 5-year-old Maria Cuellar was lured into a stolen van and kidnapped in April 2001, she was recovered unharmed thanks to the AMBER Plan. Authorities with the Houston Police Department say a man in his 20s had enticed Maria into his stolen van. Not long after Maria was abducted an AMBER Alert was broadcast throughout the Houston region describing Maria, her abductor, and the van. After the alert hit the airwaves, a man in the community came forward and told police that he had seen a child with a man matching broadcasters’ description of the kidnapper in his neighborhood. After a rapid search of the area
indicate that the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death Last month, President George W. Bush announced that his administration is taking immediate action to help develop and enhance the AMBER Plan. President Bush directed the Attorney General John Ashcroft to establish an AMBER Alert coordinator at the Justice Department. This position will oversee the establishment of nationwide standards for issuing AMABER Alerts to help ensure that the use of the system is reserved for rare instances of serious child abductions. The President also announced they will provide a total of $10 million from existing funds to develop AMBER training and education programs and to facilitate the use of overhead electronic highway message. distribution. This information can include descriptions and pictures of the missing child, the suspected abductor, a suspected vehicle, and any other information available and valuable to identifying the child and suspect. should be met before an Alert is activated. • there is enough descriptive information about the child, abductor, and/or
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