Amber Alerts are issued by local law enforcement agencies when a child has been abducted and the abduction meets AMBER Alert criteria.

Residents can receive text messages when an AMBER Alert is issued for their area. Online registration is available on the AMBER Alert website.

What is the Wireless AMBER Alerts Initiative?

The Wireless AMBER Alerts Initiative is a voluntary partnership between the wireless industry, law-enforcement agencies, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), to distribute text-message AMBER Alerts to wireless subscribers.

How can consumers receive Wireless AMBER Alerts?

Wireless subscribers sign up to receive Wireless AMBER Alerts. Subscribers need to provide their wireless phone numbers, including area code, and designate up to five ZIP codes for which they want to receive Wireless AMBER Alerts.

Information provided by the subscriber will be used solely for the Wireless AMBER Alerts initiative and will not be shared with additional parties.

How often will I receive Wireless AMBER Alerts?

Approximately 200-250 AMBER Alerts are activated across the nation each year. You will only receive a text message if an AMBER Alert is issued for the ZIP codes you designated when you opted in to the program.