Amber Alert in Arlington, Ma... solved

OH, EIGHT! - Arlington, MA - The Arlington Advocate:

Amber Alert
Arlington raised an Amber Alert for the first time ever, because an Arlington couple disappeared with their 6-month-old son, Lucas Whalen.

Michael Whalen, 42, and Danielle Boyle, 24, refused to comply with a probate court order to hand over their son to Boyle’s aunt, and Whalen allegedly threatened to shoot himself, his child, and anyone who tried to get in their way.

Boyle and the baby arrived at the Arlington Community Safety Building within hours of the alert, because she did not have money to pay the fare of a taxi she was riding in. Whalen was arrested by a SWAT team early the next morning at a Burlington hotel. In July, Whalen pleaded guilty to parental kidnapping and threats.

Father, baby shot in head, coroner says ...

SUNHERALD TV: Father, baby shot in head, coroner says (Updated 4:15 p.m.) - Featured Story - SunHerald.com:

"BILOXI -- Romeo Smith, 30, and his four-month-old daughter both died of a gunshot wound to the head, Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove confirmed this afternoon.

Biloxi police have identified Barbara Starr Smith, 29, of Vine Street, as the woman accused in a double slaying that began at one apartment complex and ended at another.

The suspected shooter is related to the male victim, according to state marriage records. Smith turned herself in at the Biloxi Police Department, directing investigators to the baby's location at Woodland Towns apartments on Irish Hill Drive."

Biloxi police issued an Amber Alert through a national-crime data base and some
Biloxi-area residents reported being notified by telephone. The announcement
went out over a neighboring city's dispatch system as an alert for a missing
child and a woman in a Chevy Trailblazer suspected of shooting the baby's father
and mother.

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AMBER ALERT: Police seek help in locating Pavilion Township girl, 15, who reportedly was abducted Thursday

AMBER ALERT: Police seek help in locating Pavilion Township girl, 15, who reportedly was abducted Thursday - The Kalamazoo Gazette Online - Michigan Newspaper - MLive.com:

"KALAMAZOO -- The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department is looking for a 15-year-old Pavilion Township resident, Savanna Gay, who they say was reported to have been abducted by force from her home Thursday.

Sheriff's Lt. Jim VanDyken said Savanna called her mother Thursday evening saying she had been taken by force from their home in the 8000 block of East O Avenue.

Savanna told her mother she was calling while her abductor was inside a gas station, but she hung up before her mother was able to obtain any other information, VanDyken said."

He said a female acquaintance of Savanna's "reportedly came to her address and took her by some means of force."

VanDyken said that in addition to Savanna, the sheriff's department is looking for Diane Bridges, 19, from the Battle Creek area, who they said might be with her.

He said Savanna is a white female, 5 feet 4 inches tall, 100 pounds, with green eyes and dyed-blond (formerly brown) hair. She was last known to be wearing a white coat with fur around the collar, light blue sweat pants and slippers.

Bridges is a white female, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 130 pounds, with short-cut hair of an unknown color.
He said the vehicle they may be riding in and its license number are unknown, but that it possibly could be a dark-colored Chevrolet Lumina or a white Mazda.

If anyone has information about the location of either Savanna or Bridges, call 911, the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department or the police in whose jurisdiction they are seen, Van Dyken said.

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New Jersey's attorney general has ordered training of the county prosecutors on the states Amber Alerts System

State orders changes in child abduction cases
Courier-Post staff

New Jersey's attorney general has ordered all county prosecutors to designate "child abduction response team leaders" to oversee missing-child cases.

The directive is to take effect on Jan. 1, said Attorney General Anne Milgram.

The team leaders -- two per county -- will receive standardized training for conducting missing child investigations, said Milgram. They will work with the State Police missing persons unit and other law enforcement agencies.

"Time can be lost and opportunities wasted when law enforcement responds to a report of a missing child without a plan," Milgram said. The new program "will ensure that there is a response plan carefully put together by trained law enforcement officers," she added.

Experts from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have begun a weeklong training session for new leaders.

Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton, an early advocate for the team approach, said Milgram's order "will put New Jersey in the forefront of ensuring the safety of our children."

State Police will continue to be immediately notified of Amber Alert requests from local police departments. However, the State Police, in turn, will notify team leaders in the county that submitted the request.



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What exactly constitutes an Amber Alert in North Carolina? Can anyone ask law enforcement to issue one?

Q. What exactly constitutes an Amber Alert in North Carolina? Can anyone ask law enforcement to issue one?

A. State law sets the requirements for when an Amber Alert can be issued. All of the following conditions must be met:

□ The child is 17 years or younger.

□ The child is believed to have been abducted.

□ The child was not taken by a parent (unless the child is in danger).

□ The child is not believed to have left on his own (a runaway, for instance).

□ The abduction was reported to and is being investigated by a law-enforcement agency.

Amber stands for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response. The acronym was derived in honor of Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped and killed in Texas in 1996.

North Carolina's Amber Alert system is a voluntary cooperative effort among state media broadcasters, local and state law enforcement, the N.C. Department of Transportation, and the N.C. Center for Missing Persons. The center issues the alerts at the request of law enforcement.

The highway signs help to immediately notify people of a criminally abducted child in their area. The Amber Alert hot line is 800-522-5437.


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Attorney general: Beware Amber Alert phone scam

Attorney general: Beware Amber Alert phone scam News Updates Kansas.com:

Kansas Attorney General Steve Six is warning residents to be wary of a phone scam using the name of the Amber Alert program to defraud people.

The caller claims money is being raised to upgrade the Amber Alert program and that donations may be made by cash, credit card or check. The Kansas Amber Alert program is not soliciting money from the public, Six said.

Law enforcement officers in Osage County reported the scam, but it may be taking place in other parts of the state as well, he said. People receiving donation requests over the phone should investigate charities and fund-raising drives before giving.

They can learn more at http://www.ksag.org/files/shared/Charitable.Giving.pdf.

"Oak Forest tests red light cameras to catch child ..."

"Oak Forest tests red light cameras to catch child ...":

Oak Forest tests red light cameras to catch child abductors


Oak Forest police are believed to be the first in the country and perhaps the world to successfully test the village's red light cameras to locate vehicles identified in an Amber Alert.

The test allows for police to search in real time for wanted vehicles involved in child abductions or other serious crimes.

Oak Forest police are testing red light cameras to see if they can aid in Amber Alerts.

Art Vassy, SouthtownStar Officials in the police department are calling the feature a 'priceless tool for law enforcement.'

On Nov. 14, the department entered an Oak Forest squad car's license plate number into the computer system of Gatso USA, the company that manufactures the cameras used in Oak Forest.

Once the cameras identify the targeted vehicle, a text message is sent to police department e-mail accounts along with an image of the vehicle captured on camera.

'They (police) have a secure portal of software to the whole system that allows them to control this feature. The idea is speed is of the essence. Within seconds our cameras are looking for a license plate number.'

Noble said the company is making the Amber Alert feature available immediately. It will be rolled out over next three months in several Illinois communities.

Gatso has contracts with Oak Forest and Homewood in the south suburbs as well as Streamwood, Hanover Park, Lake Zurich and just recently Waukegan."

Amber Alert Issued For Texas Girl -

Amber Alert Issued For Texas Girl - Oklahoma City News Story - KOCO Oklahoma City:

SPRING BRANCH, Texas -- Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers are asking for people to be on the lookout for a Texas girl taken by her mother after an incident involving the girl's grandmother.

VIDEO: Amber Alert Issued For TX Girl

An Amber Alert was issued for Jewel Noel Klein, 6, who was taken by her mother Tuesday night after the 41-year-old woman allegedly beat her own mother severely. Sheriff's deputies in Spring Branch, Texas, believe Jewel is in 'grave or immediate danger.'

The girl is described as 4 feet tall, and she is white with blonde hair. Her eyes are blue and she weighs about 60 pounds. She was last seen wearing a red plaid sundress.

Authorities suspect Tonya Renee Martin in the girl's disappearance. She is described as a white woman with blonde hair, about 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 107 pounds.

Martin is accused of beating Melba Balantac, 68. According to The Dallas Morning News, Balantac has legal conservatorship of the girl.

Jewel and her mother were last seen in a blue Hyundai Sonata.

Anybody with information should contact the Comal County Sheriff's Office at 830-620-3400 or call 911."

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States Disagree On Amber Alert Criteria / - Waco, Temple, Killeen Weather and News Authority

States Disagree On Amber Alert Criteria / - Waco, Temple, Killeen Weather and News Authority:

Despite a federal law meant to create a uniform system, an Associated Press review finds wide variations in the criteria for issuing Amber Alerts from one state to the next, which can heighten the tensions among authorities when a suspect crosses state lines.

The AP examined Amber Alert records from all 50 states and found that some barely keep track of the alerts they've issued, let alone whether they worked.

A few states don't have anyone designated to oversee their programs.

The poor record keeping makes it difficult to tell whether investigators have ever missed a chance to safely recover an abducted child because of differences in the state laws and their application.

Twelve states refuse to put out an alert when a parent calls police amid a custody fight, while others see that as a legitimate reason to enlist help from the public.

Twelve states issue Amber Alerts for adults with mental or physical disabilities, while other states save their bulletins solely for abducted children.

Amber Alerts were created in 1996 after the murder of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped while riding her bicycle in Arlington.

The city developed a system in which police work with broadcasters to put out bulletins on abducted children, similar to severe weather warnings.
Soon, states began creating their own Amber Alert systems, and Congress established its own law in 2003."

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Davis group donates to Amber Alert fund

Deseret News Davis group donates to Amber Alert fund:

Utah's Amber Alert program has gotten a $5,300 boost in funding from a booster group for the Davis Chamber of Commerce.

The Davis Chamber of Commerce Women in Business raised and donated $5,320 to help fund training materials for law enforcement agencies on the Amber Alert, which is issued whenever a child is believed to have been abducted. The Utah Attorney General's Office admits that its budget for the Amber Alert program is nearly empty. The training is often funded through donations from businesses and individuals.

The Utah Legislature recently passed a law allowing donors to the Utah Amber Alert fund to get a tax write-off.

— Ben Winslow"

Amber Alert canceled for Detroit boy

Amber Alert canceled for Detroit boy
The Detroit News
The Detroit Police Department has canceled an Amber Alert for a missing boy.

The 10-year-old is African-American, 5 feet tall, 115 pounds and has brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen on the 19000 block of Asbury Park in Detroit at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and was believed to have been abducted by an unknownperson and in extreme danger, the alert said.

The child was wearing a green jacket, orange T-shirt with red and black stripes, blue jeans, and a black-and-white skull cap with the letter "D" on it.

The child left home without his father's knowledge, police said. Footprints led to the next street over with fresh tire tracks found from an unidentified vehicle.

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States want to cancel the Amber Alerts system...What I think they should do?

There is news out there that certain States want to cancel the system alerts and I say they shouldn't... now when you disagree with something shouldn't you provide an answer to what you think?

Here is what I think, we have an issue that is kinda 2-fold... we got the criminals in prison working for private companies for peanuts, so why wouldn't we make these companies pay a fair wage... isn't the federal minimum wage $6.55/hr and soon to go up to $7.25 in 2009...yes it is!

So let's make these companies pay a fair wage and quit taking advantage of our prison system, they own a business(whatever the prisoners do), make them pay a fair wage, but then make the prisoners that say, have been convicted of like certain crimes pay back their debt to the cause to help fight it... like for instance the Amber Alert System...let them help pay the bill... isn't that what paying your debt to society means?

Simple Solution... Talk to your local elected officials about voting against cancelling the system and tell them that you will not vote for them if they support a candidate that will vote for cancelling the system.

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Mother, Who Police Believe Faked Child's Kidnapping, Makes Court Appearance

Mother, Who Police Believe Faked Child's Kidnapping, Makes Court Appearance:

The South Valley mother who police say faked her child's kidnapping over the weekend, is expected to make her first court appearance on Wednesday.

According to police, 23-year-old Johanna Ramirez claimed two suspects broke into her Tulare home and kidnapped her and her two kids, leaving only a ransom note.

However, deputies later found Ramirez's vehicle with her 3-year-old daughter inside, bound at the hands and feet.

Deputies say the little girl told them it was her mother who had tied her up.
Ramirez is expected to be charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment, child abuse, and filing a false police report."

~What's wrong with the Government, why in the heck do they should cancel the Amber Alert system when it is so effective for all these crazies!!!

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Should Government Cancel Amber Alerts?

States and Counties are saying they may cancel Amber Alerts...

Here's the deal... I know you what an amber alert is or you wouldn't be reading this... so what you need to do is write, email, call your congressman, senator or other political person you know... and ask them not too... Tell them if they vote for it, no matter what it costs, you are not voting for them ever... or you are not voting for anyone that endorses that person... AND MEAN IT!!!

Use the power that you have!!!

Look in your local newspaper, the local phone book or heck just search the internet your local person.

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Amber Alert for Chicago IL...Julian King

MySpace.com: "Missing From:
This is Jennifer Hudson's Nephew...help find this kid!!!

7019 S Yale, Chicago, IL
Missing Date:10/24/2008 12:00 AM


Contact:Chicago Police Department
911


Circumstances:The Chicago Police Department have a confirmed child abduction that occurred at 7019 S Yale, Chicago, IL. Julian King is a male black, 7 years old, 4 feet 11 inches, 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, wearing a brown polo shirt with stripes and khaki pants. Suspect vehicle is a white 1994 Chevrolet Suburban, Illinois registration, X584859. Anyone with information should call 9-1-1 and advise they have an Amber Alert report. This concludes this Amber Alert issued by the Illinois State Police.



Missing Child Name: Julian King
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Skin Color: Black
Age: 7YO
Height: 4FT11
Weight: 130LBS
Gender: Male
Description: Wearing a brown polo shirt with stripes and khaki pants




SuspectName: Unknown Unknown


Vehicle Information
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Suburban
Color: White
License State: IL
License Text: X584859"

Jennifer Hudson's nephew still missing after slayings

Jennifer Hudson's nephew missing after slayings
By RUPA SHENOY, Associated Press Writer Rupa Shenoy, Associated Press Writer
1 hr 40 mins ago

CHICAGO – Authorities investigating the shooting deaths of Jennifer Hudson's mother and brother were searching for the missing 7-year-old nephew of the Oscar-winning actress.

A suspect in the deaths was in custody Friday night, but young Julian King had not been seen since the bodies of Darnell Donerson, 57, and Jason Hudson, 29, were found Friday afternoon.

A family member entering Donerson's South Side home Friday afternoon found the woman shot on the living room floor. Responding officers later found Hanson shot in the bedroom, police said.

At least one of the victims suffered defensive wounds, said authorities who described the shooting as domestic violence.

William Balfour, a man suspected in the deaths, was arrested Friday but had not been charged, law enforcement sources told the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times.

Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said investigators were talking to "a number of people in custody" but she declined to elaborate. An Amber Alert issued Friday said Balfour was a suspect in the double homicide.

Records from the Illinois Department of Corrections show Balfour, 27, is on parole and spent nearly seven years in prison for attempted murder, vehicular hijacking and possessing a stolen vehicle. Public records show one of Balfour's addresses as the home where Donerson and Jason Hudson were shot.

The Cook County medical examiner's office said autopsies for Donerson and Jason Hudson were pending.

Balfour's mother, Michelle, said her son had been married to Hudson's sister, Julia, for several years, but they were separated. She also said Donerson had ordered him to move out of the family's home last winter.

Jennifer Hudson's personal publicist, Lisa Kasteler, said the family wanted privacy.

The tragedy comes as Hudson, who grew up in Chicago, continues to reach new heights in her career. Her song "Spotlight" is No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts and her recently released, self-tiled debut album has been a top seller. She was featured in this year's blockbuster "Sex and the City" movie and is also starring in the hit film "The Secret Life of Bees."

She won an Academy Award for best supporting actress in 2007 for her role in "Dreamgirls." In an interview last year with Vogue, Hudson credited her mother with encouraging her to audition for "American Idol," which launched her career.

The singer, whose father died when she was a teenager, described herself as very close to her family. In a recent AP interview she said her family, which includes older siblings Julia and Jason, helped keep her grounded.

"My faith in God and my family, they're very realistic and very normal, they're not into the whole limelight kind of thing, so when I go home to Chicago that's just another place that's home," she said. "I stand in line with everybody else, or, when I go home to my mom I'm just Jennifer, (so she says), 'You get up and you take care of your own stuff.' And I love that; I don't like when people tell you everything you want to hear, I want to hear the truth, you know what I mean."

Hudson recently announced her engagement to David Otunga, best known for his stint on VH1's reality show "I Love New York."

Hudson's representatives would not disclose her whereabouts Friday. She had been scheduled to appear Monday in Los Angeles to collect an ensemble cast honor at the Hollywood Awards for "The Secret Life of Bees" with co-stars including Alicia Keys, Queen Latifah and Dakota Fanning.

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AP Music Writer Nekesa Moody in New York and AP Entertainment Writer Derrik J. Lang in Los Angeles contributed to this report.



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AMBER ALERT!!! missing girl from North Dakota

This is FOR REAL.....PLEASE, PLEASE forward to everyone you know!!! Thanks


confirmed at snopes that this is true
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IF YOUR CHILD WAS MISSING WOULDN'T YOU PRAY THAT EVERYONE PASSED THIS EMAIL ON!!!!! DO THE RIGHT THING AND LOOK AND FORWARD!?





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