LAS VEGAS (AP) Las Vegas police did not issue an Amber Alert for a missing toddler who was later found dead because they did not have any information on a possible suspect or a suspect vehicle as required by law, a sheriff said. Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said the police lacked the required information to issue an Amber Alert, which sends out media notifications, highway signs and cellphone alerts to the public to have them watch for a.
First Posted: May 11, 2021 09:54 AM EDT
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An Amber Alert was issued by the Muskogee Police Department after an 8-year-old boy went missing at a bus stop in Tusla, Oklahoma.
The boy was identified as Jaiden Johnson. He was last seen on Monday around 5:13 PM, wearing jeans, a black shirt, and purple and black Jordan sneakers, according to Muskogee authorities.
At around 4:00 AM on Tuesday, the Amber Alert on Jaiden Johnson was issued.
According to the police, Johnson could be with 39-year-old Temicah Simpson, his mother. The pair may possibly be aboard a white 2011 Nissan Maxima vehicle with license plate number LKL-668 issued in Oklahoma.
What does an Amber alert mean? Here’s why your phone is buzzing.
Updated May 10, 2021;
Your phone starts buzzing and tells you that an Amber alert has been issued. Or you see signs on the highway that bring one to your attention. In New Jersey, one went out on Monday afternoon after an infant was abducted from her East Orange home.
Police were searching for Chinna Payne and a suspect identified as 27-year-old Damion Payne, according to the alert posted on the New Jersey State Police website.
What are Amber alerts?
Amber alerts, also known as child abduction emergency alerts, are messages distributed by a child abduction alert system to ask the public to help find abducted children.
Missing Children Fast Facts
Here is a look at missing children in the United States. There are several different types of missing children: runaways, family abductions, lost or “thrown away” and non-family abductions. Advances in technology, communications through public alerts and greater cooperation from law enforcement have facilitated the recovery process.
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AMBER Alert
“AMBER (America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) Alerts are emergency messages broadcast when a law enforcement agency determines that a child has been abducted and is in imminent danger. The broadcasts include information about the child and the abductor, including physical descriptions as well as information about the abductor’s vehicle – which could lead to the child’s recovery.”
Missing Children Fast Facts
Here is a look at missing children in the United States. There are several different types of missing children: runaways, family abductions, lost or “thrown away” and non-family abductions. Advances in technology, communications through public alerts and greater cooperation from law enforcement have facilitated the recovery process.
Statistics
AMBER Alert
“AMBER (America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) Alerts are emergency messages broadcast when a law enforcement agency determines that a child has been abducted and is in imminent danger. The broadcasts include information about the child and the abductor, including physical descriptions as well as information about the abductor’s vehicle – which could lead to the child’s recovery.”