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...odorless, oily, amber liquid that could be sprayed from the air or dispersed to contaminate ground areas...
...fact, some of his listeners’ communications will be integrated into the program. Amber, an illegal Barbadian immigrant with a high-school education who often called in to comment on the Connection, speaks in the first episode...
...Amber Alert system begin? The Amber Alert system originated in Arlington, Texas after the 1996 abduction and murder of nine-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was taken while riding her bicycle outside her family's home. Time is a critical factor in abduction cases: Seventy-four percent of children who are murdered by their kidnappers are killed within three hours of being taken. And so, after Hagerman's death, the Dallas/Fort Worth Association of Radio Managers proposed a method of quickly alerting the public, media and police when a child was kidnapped...
...When is an Amber Alert issued? While each locality determines its own parameters for issuing an Amber Alert, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) offers these guidelines: law enforcement confirms a child has been abducted law enforcement believes the circumstances surrounding the abduction indicate that the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death there is enough descriptive information about the child, abductor, and/or suspect1s vehicle to believe an immediate broadcast alert will help...
...Where is the Alert system used? Currently, 15 states use Amber Alerts; two of those programs were implemented within the past two months. Forty-nine variations on the Alert system are in use across the country, and the Canadian government is considering a similar program. The system operates primarily in densely-populated metropolitan areas...