amber alert

Learn how AMBER Alerts are activated, the strict criteria law enforcement must meet, and why alerts are used only for the most urgent child abduction cases.

An Amber Alert has been issued for a 10-month-old girl reported missing last night in Schenectady.

The District Attorney in Pennsylvania told reporters she's seeking the death penalty for a 16-year-old accused of killing 4 people, including a 12-year-old boy from Upstate, NY.

An Amber alert was just issued for fourteen-month-old Owen Hidalgo-Calderon

A 5-year-old from East Berne was reported missing activating a New York State Amber Alert.

UPDATE @ 3:30 PM: The AMBER Alert for Marlboro Police Department has been canceled. The child has been found safe, and the father is in custody.

UPDATE @ 10:20 PM - FOX 25 in Boston is reporting that Matthew Slocum, a suspect in a triple homicide, house fire, and the reason for a multi-state AMBER alert has been arrested. The television station is reporting that his girlfriend and four month old baby are safe. UPDATE @ 4P - local media erroneously reported this had been canceled - it is still active. The Washington County Sheriff's Departm