This seemed important enough to share with people. You can get free amber alerts on your cell phone, specific to your area, by visiting wirelessamberalerts.org.For the unfamiliar, the wikipedia article tells us: "In the United States and Canada, an AMBER Alert is a notification to the general public, by various media outlets, of a confirmed child abduction. AMBER is a backronym for "America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response", and was named for 9-year-old Amber Hagerman who was abducted and murdered in Arlington, Texas in 1996."
They say that the first few hours are the most critical in cases of a child abduction where there is a risk of harm, and amber alerts are issued as quickly as possible to get the word out on what to look for.
Hey, it's free. And if you happen to save a kid or something, I'll buy you an ice cream cone.
- Bill
2 comments:
Do they base this off of area code for the alert?
They ask for the zip code you're interested in
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