January 13th: ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMBER ALERT
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January 13th: ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMBER ALERT
Amber Alert System Anniversary; Haleigh Cummings Still Not Found
Updated: 1/13/2010 10:37:39 AM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- It's been 14 years since Amber Hagerman was abducted and killed in Texas.
Every Jan. 13 since, the Department of Justice remembers her as the inspiration for the nation's Amber Alert system.
Since the system was implemented in Florida in 2000, there have been 149 alerts issued, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said 51 children statewide have been found as a direct result of the Amber Alert system.
The state has a website that lets people sign up to receive Amber Alerts via email or text messages, and so far more than 30,000 people have done so.
"Signing up for Amber Alerts is a small act that has tremendous lifesaving potential," FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey said. "Time is of the essence in these cases ...Tips from the public often provide the piece of information needed to locate an abducted child."
There is an unsolved Amber Alert in northeast Florida for Haleigh Cummings who disappeared from her Satsuma home in February and has not been found.
Updated: 1/13/2010 10:37:39 AM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- It's been 14 years since Amber Hagerman was abducted and killed in Texas.
Every Jan. 13 since, the Department of Justice remembers her as the inspiration for the nation's Amber Alert system.
Since the system was implemented in Florida in 2000, there have been 149 alerts issued, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said 51 children statewide have been found as a direct result of the Amber Alert system.
The state has a website that lets people sign up to receive Amber Alerts via email or text messages, and so far more than 30,000 people have done so.
"Signing up for Amber Alerts is a small act that has tremendous lifesaving potential," FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey said. "Time is of the essence in these cases ...Tips from the public often provide the piece of information needed to locate an abducted child."
There is an unsolved Amber Alert in northeast Florida for Haleigh Cummings who disappeared from her Satsuma home in February and has not been found.
tears4caylee- Supreme Commander of the Universe With Cape AND Tights AND Fancy Headgear
Re: January 13th: ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMBER ALERT
Every year for the past 13 years, Donna Norris has spent the night of
Jan. 13 in the very same parking lot in downtown Arlington, Texas,
where her then 9-year-old daughter Amber Hagerman was last seen
before being abducted and brutally murdered.
Tonight will be no different, said Norris, who plans to sing "Amazing
Grace" by candlelight with family and friends in honor of Amber, whose
death inspired the creation of the nationally known Amber Alert,
now credited with safely locating nearly 500 children.
Donna Norris, the mother of Amber Hagerman, the 9-year-old girl who
went missing in 1996
and was later found murdered, holds a candle vigil
in her honor every year.
Tonight's vigil will mark the 14th anniversary
of the little girl's death.
"This day is always going to be filled with raw emotion," Norris said
on the eve of the 14-year anniversary of Amber's killing. "Amber was a
giant part of my life. She was my world. Tomorrow will be really tough
and there will be a lot of tears."
"It's bittersweet because Amber has saved so many children's
lives so far," Norris said. "It's awesome, it's great, but I can't help
but think what if there was an Amber Alert when she went missing?"
Norris said she continues to hold the vigil year after year,
not only to remember her daughter but also to garner attention to her
case; no arrests were ever made in connection with Amber murder.
"We want justice for Amber," Norris said of her daughter, who would be
23 now. "[Whoever did this] will be caught -- it's just a matter of
time. I'm not going to give up on my baby girl. She will get justice."
Amber was abducted
on a warm winter day in January 1996, when she and her little brother,
Ricky, went on a bike ride around their family's neighborhood.
"They were riding their bikes like they always did, and were
supposed to just go around the block," Norris said. "Amber decided she
wanted to go a little further than where she was supposed to because
there was a ramp where children would go."
"Eight minutes later and she was gone," said Norris, now 42,
who was later told that an eyewitness who had been in a nearby yard
heard Amber screaming as a man in a pickup truck forced her inside.
Nearly four days later days Norris said she spent not
sleeping or eating and pleading for whoever took her daughter to
"return her to her mommy" Amber's body was found in a creek a few
miles from her home with her throat slashed.
Amber Hagerman's Brutal Murder Evoked Change in Police Procedure for Finding Missing Children
When they finally located the little girl's body, authorities in
Arlington said she was naked except for one sock and that the water in
the creek had wiped away evidence that may have been helpful in finding
the perpetrator.
"There had been a very large storm and Amber was not only in
water but in running water in a creek bed, so there had been a
tremendous amount of water flow over her body which obviously made it
hard in terms of trace evidence," said Mike Simonds, the investigative
sergeant who was in charge of Amber's case at the Arlington Police
Department.
Simonds, who has since transferred to the Tarrant County
Sherriff's Office, where he is the chief deputy, said that Amber's
murder "stands out in his mind" as one of the most important.
"It's still very frustrating that we never made an arrest in
the case -- it's a frustrating feeling," Simonds said. "You always
think about the things that you could have done differently, or you
feel badly for the family and wish you could provide them with relief.
"But the legacy Amber left is very, very important," he said.
"There was a lot of good that came out of a very tragic situation."
Simonds was one of several people who helped propose the idea
of an alert system for missing children, a plan that eventually bore
Amber's name.
Ernie Allen, the president and CEO of the National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children, said he believes there may be "no
greater legacy than that of Amber Hagerman."
"Amber's legacy is really remarkable if you look at what has
happened and the lives that have been touched because one little girl
lived and died -- it's pretty inspiring," Allen said.
Amber Hagerman's Mother Offers Advice to Parents of Slain Somer Thompson
Since 1996, according to statistics, there have been 495 successful
recoveries thanks to Amber Alerts, which now exist in all 50 states.
Allen said the program is even expected to grow internationally.
Amber Alerts, some of which can now be sent to the cell phones
of people who sign up to receive notifications, are only issued when
several criteria are met. The missing child must be younger than 18 and
believed to be in imminent danger.
Officials must also have information such as a car model or a
description of the abductor to provide in the alert, and authorities
must be certain that the child has been abducted by a stranger (in some
states, this provision is extended to include family members).
Had an alert of this kind been around at the time of Amber's disappearance, her mother believes she might have been rescued.
"I always said that if the Amber Alert saved one child's life
I'd be satisfied, and I am, but I just wish there was something like
[this] when Amber went missing," Norris said.
But Allen recognizes that there is still work to be done and
that "tragic cases like Amber's" still occur, such as the recent case
of 7-year-old Somer Thompson in Orange Park, Fla.
Thompson vanished on her walk home from school and was found
dead a few days later in a Georgia landfill. As with Amber's case,
nobody has been arrested in the abduction and murder.
Amber's mother said she sympathizes with parents like her and offered words of advice to the Thompson family.
"I'd tell them don't give up hope and keep fighting for your
baby," Norris said. "If people don't catch the bad person, God will
take care of him.
"Have faith, and have hope."
Jan. 13 in the very same parking lot in downtown Arlington, Texas,
where her then 9-year-old daughter Amber Hagerman was last seen
before being abducted and brutally murdered.
Tonight will be no different, said Norris, who plans to sing "Amazing
Grace" by candlelight with family and friends in honor of Amber, whose
death inspired the creation of the nationally known Amber Alert,
now credited with safely locating nearly 500 children.
Donna Norris, the mother of Amber Hagerman, the 9-year-old girl who
went missing in 1996
and was later found murdered, holds a candle vigil
in her honor every year.
Tonight's vigil will mark the 14th anniversary
of the little girl's death.
on the eve of the 14-year anniversary of Amber's killing. "Amber was a
giant part of my life. She was my world. Tomorrow will be really tough
and there will be a lot of tears."
"It's bittersweet because Amber has saved so many children's
lives so far," Norris said. "It's awesome, it's great, but I can't help
but think what if there was an Amber Alert when she went missing?"
Norris said she continues to hold the vigil year after year,
not only to remember her daughter but also to garner attention to her
case; no arrests were ever made in connection with Amber murder.
"We want justice for Amber," Norris said of her daughter, who would be
23 now. "[Whoever did this] will be caught -- it's just a matter of
time. I'm not going to give up on my baby girl. She will get justice."
Amber was abducted
on a warm winter day in January 1996, when she and her little brother,
Ricky, went on a bike ride around their family's neighborhood.
"They were riding their bikes like they always did, and were
supposed to just go around the block," Norris said. "Amber decided she
wanted to go a little further than where she was supposed to because
there was a ramp where children would go."
"Eight minutes later and she was gone," said Norris, now 42,
who was later told that an eyewitness who had been in a nearby yard
heard Amber screaming as a man in a pickup truck forced her inside.
Nearly four days later days Norris said she spent not
sleeping or eating and pleading for whoever took her daughter to
"return her to her mommy" Amber's body was found in a creek a few
miles from her home with her throat slashed.
Amber Hagerman's Brutal Murder Evoked Change in Police Procedure for Finding Missing Children
When they finally located the little girl's body, authorities in
Arlington said she was naked except for one sock and that the water in
the creek had wiped away evidence that may have been helpful in finding
the perpetrator.
"There had been a very large storm and Amber was not only in
water but in running water in a creek bed, so there had been a
tremendous amount of water flow over her body which obviously made it
hard in terms of trace evidence," said Mike Simonds, the investigative
sergeant who was in charge of Amber's case at the Arlington Police
Department.
Simonds, who has since transferred to the Tarrant County
Sherriff's Office, where he is the chief deputy, said that Amber's
murder "stands out in his mind" as one of the most important.
"It's still very frustrating that we never made an arrest in
the case -- it's a frustrating feeling," Simonds said. "You always
think about the things that you could have done differently, or you
feel badly for the family and wish you could provide them with relief.
"But the legacy Amber left is very, very important," he said.
"There was a lot of good that came out of a very tragic situation."
Simonds was one of several people who helped propose the idea
of an alert system for missing children, a plan that eventually bore
Amber's name.
Ernie Allen, the president and CEO of the National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children, said he believes there may be "no
greater legacy than that of Amber Hagerman."
"Amber's legacy is really remarkable if you look at what has
happened and the lives that have been touched because one little girl
lived and died -- it's pretty inspiring," Allen said.
Amber Hagerman's Mother Offers Advice to Parents of Slain Somer Thompson
Since 1996, according to statistics, there have been 495 successful
recoveries thanks to Amber Alerts, which now exist in all 50 states.
Allen said the program is even expected to grow internationally.
Amber Alerts, some of which can now be sent to the cell phones
of people who sign up to receive notifications, are only issued when
several criteria are met. The missing child must be younger than 18 and
believed to be in imminent danger.
Officials must also have information such as a car model or a
description of the abductor to provide in the alert, and authorities
must be certain that the child has been abducted by a stranger (in some
states, this provision is extended to include family members).
Had an alert of this kind been around at the time of Amber's disappearance, her mother believes she might have been rescued.
"I always said that if the Amber Alert saved one child's life
I'd be satisfied, and I am, but I just wish there was something like
[this] when Amber went missing," Norris said.
But Allen recognizes that there is still work to be done and
that "tragic cases like Amber's" still occur, such as the recent case
of 7-year-old Somer Thompson in Orange Park, Fla.
Thompson vanished on her walk home from school and was found
dead a few days later in a Georgia landfill. As with Amber's case,
nobody has been arrested in the abduction and murder.
Amber's mother said she sympathizes with parents like her and offered words of advice to the Thompson family.
"I'd tell them don't give up hope and keep fighting for your
baby," Norris said. "If people don't catch the bad person, God will
take care of him.
"Have faith, and have hope."
TomTerrific0420- Supreme Commander of the Universe With Cape AND Tights AND Fancy Headgear
- Job/hobbies : Searching for Truth and Justice
Re: January 13th: ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMBER ALERT
First and foremost, Thursday, January 13th 2011 will mark 15 years since
the abduction of Amber Hagerman in Arlington, Texas. For those
unfamiliar with the history of this case, she was a 9 year old girl who
was a victim of child abduction and murder. On January 13, 1996, she was
riding her bike near her grandparents home in Arlington, Texas and was
kidnapped. Four days after her abduction, a man walking his dog found
Amber’s corpse in a creek bed. Her throat had been cut. It was
determined that she had been alive two days before being killed. A
$75,000 reward was offered for information leading to Amber’s killer, he
has never been found.
___________________________________________________
Amber Hagerman
This launched the Amber Alert concept, America’s Missing Broadcast
Emergency Response. Some states use a different name based on similar
abduction cases in their states such as the Levi’s Call in Georgia,
Maile Amber Alert in Hawaii, and Morgan Nick Amber Alert in Arkansas.
The concept resulted in the modern day Amber Alert system. Alerts
have been incorporated into modern day technology and reach the public
in several formats. Local radio and t.v. stations receive alerts for
broadcast. Text alerts via cellphone are available everywhere.
With the rise of the internet as a media outlet, rivaling television
for viewing time, several web based Amber Alert outlets now exist. The
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children serves as the
designated secondary distributor of all alerts. Other private internet
based services have also been created to expand the reach to public. For
instance this service was originally created to provide recorded Amber
Alerts to internet radio stations through an automated system. Since
that time it has grown to be a nationwide internet Amber Alert outlet
utilizing several online technologies.
Although there is some controversy concerning the criteria needed to
issue an Amber Alert, the system has proven effective in recovering
abducted children and in some cases saving lives. There are those that
dispute it’s effectiveness citing that alerts are not issued fast
enough, the first 3 hours are most critical in a stranger abduction.
Sometimes children go missing and there is no evidence of an
abduction, so no alert is issued. In some of these cases the outcome has
been negative. This has been cause for a public outcry to lessen the
mandated criteria. Two such recent cases are that of Phylicia Barnes and
Hailey Dunn. In both cases law enforcement have asked for and been
denied the issuance of an Amber Alert. In both cases the children
currently remain missing.
Let’s all observe the AMBER Alert Awareness Day and educate anyone
that doesn’t know about what it is and why it exists, which is to help
protect and save our children. Let’s remember the 9 year old child that
lost her life, Amber Hagerman, and became the namesake of the Amber
Alert. Let’s remember with Amber’s family whom have not received justice
for their loss, why this service is so important.
http://radioamber.net/?p=3936
the abduction of Amber Hagerman in Arlington, Texas. For those
unfamiliar with the history of this case, she was a 9 year old girl who
was a victim of child abduction and murder. On January 13, 1996, she was
riding her bike near her grandparents home in Arlington, Texas and was
kidnapped. Four days after her abduction, a man walking his dog found
Amber’s corpse in a creek bed. Her throat had been cut. It was
determined that she had been alive two days before being killed. A
$75,000 reward was offered for information leading to Amber’s killer, he
has never been found.
___________________________________________________
Amber Hagerman
This launched the Amber Alert concept, America’s Missing Broadcast
Emergency Response. Some states use a different name based on similar
abduction cases in their states such as the Levi’s Call in Georgia,
Maile Amber Alert in Hawaii, and Morgan Nick Amber Alert in Arkansas.
The concept resulted in the modern day Amber Alert system. Alerts
have been incorporated into modern day technology and reach the public
in several formats. Local radio and t.v. stations receive alerts for
broadcast. Text alerts via cellphone are available everywhere.
With the rise of the internet as a media outlet, rivaling television
for viewing time, several web based Amber Alert outlets now exist. The
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children serves as the
designated secondary distributor of all alerts. Other private internet
based services have also been created to expand the reach to public. For
instance this service was originally created to provide recorded Amber
Alerts to internet radio stations through an automated system. Since
that time it has grown to be a nationwide internet Amber Alert outlet
utilizing several online technologies.
Although there is some controversy concerning the criteria needed to
issue an Amber Alert, the system has proven effective in recovering
abducted children and in some cases saving lives. There are those that
dispute it’s effectiveness citing that alerts are not issued fast
enough, the first 3 hours are most critical in a stranger abduction.
Sometimes children go missing and there is no evidence of an
abduction, so no alert is issued. In some of these cases the outcome has
been negative. This has been cause for a public outcry to lessen the
mandated criteria. Two such recent cases are that of Phylicia Barnes and
Hailey Dunn. In both cases law enforcement have asked for and been
denied the issuance of an Amber Alert. In both cases the children
currently remain missing.
Let’s all observe the AMBER Alert Awareness Day and educate anyone
that doesn’t know about what it is and why it exists, which is to help
protect and save our children. Let’s remember the 9 year old child that
lost her life, Amber Hagerman, and became the namesake of the Amber
Alert. Let’s remember with Amber’s family whom have not received justice
for their loss, why this service is so important.
http://radioamber.net/?p=3936
TomTerrific0420- Supreme Commander of the Universe With Cape AND Tights AND Fancy Headgear
- Job/hobbies : Searching for Truth and Justice
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