lonetraveler
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An Amber Alert could not be issued, though. Sadly. From their website, I don't think there was enough information to do so. http://www.amberalert.gov/guidelines.htm
Regardless of their beliefs or feelings, there was simply no evidence of an abduction.
Summary of Department of Justice Recommended Criteria
There is reasonable belief by law enforcement that an abduction has occurred.
The law enforcement agency believes that the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.
There is enough descriptive information about the victim and the abduction for law enforcement to issue an AMBER Alert to assist in the recovery of the child.
The abduction is of a child aged 17 years or younger.
The child’s name and other critical data elements, including the Child Abduction flag, have been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) system.
I realize why an Amber alert could not be issued. I've always felt that the worst case scenario should be acted upon in order to get the information our to the public as soon as possible. I believe the Amber Alert needs a bit of tweaking. Too much precious time is lost up front before it is determined an abduction has occurred. Who knows? Someone might have noticed a red haired little boy in a vehicle and connected it to an Amber Alert at the beginning. JMO but have felt for a long time that some kind of alert should be issued when a child is missing to alert motorist and public.