The AMBER Alert was born in 1996 when local media teamed up with local police to develop an early warning system to find abducted children following the abduction and brutal murder of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, of Arlington.
A missing 3-year-old from Farmers Branch has been found safe, officials said.
The child was the subject of an AMBER Alert issued Monday morning.
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WATCH HEREAccording to the Farmer Branch Police, the 3-year-old last seen in the 2600 block of Springvale.
Police announced that the child has been located and was safe shortly before 10:30 a.m.
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Eight kinds of alerts can be issued for missing or endangered people in Texas. Below are links to articles with more information about each type of alert.
- Active Shooter Alert
- AMBER Alert & Athena Alert
- Blue Alert
- Silver Alert
- CLEAR Alert
- Camo Alert (no longer operational)
- Endangered Missing Person Alert
- Power Outage Alert
