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AMBER ALERT PLAN
"The
Amber Plan’s goal is the safe recovery of every abducted child."
The Fort Bend ISD Police Department is proud to be a participating member of the Houston Regional Amber Plan.
Purpose of the Amber Plan
The
Houston Regional Amber Plan is designed to help find missing children believed
to be abducted. The program is a
cooperative public service effort between local law enforcement, news media
outlets, Amber Plan business partners, and the public.
The
plan was developed by the Houston Police Department in cooperation with the
Houston Local Emergency Communications Committee, the Harris County Office of
Emergency Management, and NewsRadio KTRH-AM 740 (the local primary Emergency
Alert System station for the 13-county Houston region).
For more information on the Amber Alert Plan please click here.
ABOUT AMBER HAGERMAN
In
January 1996, nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was riding her bicycle on a warm
Saturday afternoon when a neighbor heard the girl scream.
The neighbor saw a man pull Amber off her bike, throw her into the front
seat of his pickup truck, and drive away at a high speed.
The
neighbor called police and provided a description of the suspect and his
vehicle, but couldn’t recall much else. Arlington
Police and the FBI interviewed other neighbors and searched for the suspect and
vehicle. Local radio and TV
stations covered the story in their regular newscasts.
Four
days later, Amber’s body was found in a drainage ditch four miles away.
Her throat had been cut. Her
kidnapping and murder remain unsolved.
A
concerned citizen contacted a Dallas area radio station, suggesting the idea
that Dallas radio stations should repeat news bulletins about abducted children
just like they do severe weather warnings.
The
idea was presented to the Association of Radio Managers (ARM) composed of
general managers of the major radio stations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
The general managers agreed that such a program would provide an
important public service and might help save the life of a child.
The
Dallas Amber Plan was started in July 1997 to help safely recover missing
children that police believe have been abducted.
Since then, the program has successfully recovered eight children and
expanded to other cities and states nationwide.
More information about the Amber Plan
IN MEMORY OF ALL ABDUCTED CHILDREN
Although
the Amber Plan is named after Amber Hagerman, this national program is dedicated
to all children nationwide who’ve been abducted.
How
often does it happen? According to
the U.S. Department of Justice, up to 4600 children are abducted by strangers
every year (about 12 children nationwide every day).
Several
families and friends of abducted children have established their own non-profit
organizations or foundations with extensive websites to assist, support, and
educate all parents and children, such as:
In
addition, many Missing Child Organizations and State Missing Child
Clearinghouses have websites that provide information and photos of other
children who are still missing or have been recently recovered.
Fort Bend ISD Police Department
13600 Murphy Road,
Stafford, Texas 77477
Phone # (281) 634-5500