The California Highway Patrol is warning residents of San Luis Obispo County about a new phone scam involving individuals posing as Amber Alert representatives.

Two young sisters who were taken from their home in Kings County by their father after he allegedly killed their mother have been located, the California Highway Patrol said. The girls, 3-year-old ...

As Buffalo Police sought two missing girls Monday, there are concerns that alert was not sent through Erie County’s IPAWS ...

Scammers call claiming to register your child in case they go missing CHP: 'This isn't how AMBER Alerts work; only authorities can activate them' Officials urge the public not to share personal ...

In 2023, Governor Greg Abbott signed legislation authorizing local area activation of the AMBER Alert system in certain circumstances in honor of seven-year-old Athena Strand who was kidnapped and ...

Rock Island police said the alert was issued at 6:42 a.m., however, many people didn't receive the notification on their ...

The nationwide alert system was created to quickly inform the public of child abductions. CHP reiterated in their post that they are the only agency authorized to activate Amber Alerts for the state.

The alerts are intended to provide the public with immediate information about a child abduction. The CHP said it is the only agency authorized to activate AMBER Alerts. "Never provide personal ...

In California, the CHP is the sole agency authorized to activate Amber Alerts, which do not require prior registration. There are no “Amber Alert representatives” and no exclusive database for ...

The CHP said this is not how the Amber Alert system works. Registration is never required, and only the CHP can activate the missing child alert system. If you are contacted by a scammer ...

The Illinois State Police's (ISP) website lists four criteria that need to be met to activate an Amber Alert notification plan, including "enough descriptive information about the child ...