Amber Alert issued for child in stolen car, in Houston

[ClaraC]

Originally Posted by Cloudy Dayz

They are not. You clearly don't understand how Amber Alerts work. Amber Alerts are issued in a local jurisdiction, the state where the abduction took place and it can be extended to any other state where the child is believed to be. Which is called a multi-state Amber Alert. Note: multi-state, not nationwide. The Amber Alert is issued only in the states the child is believed to be in.



Frequently Asked Questions _ AMBER Alert

I understand exactly what an Amber Alert is, and this one was for the State of Texas.

However, it's a national news story. It's just not a nationwide amber alert.

So, appropriate in the current events forum.

I did a quick google of his name, and innumerable out of state media articles came up, because it's a national news story.

Here's one link, from the Carolinas. Specifically says "National News" under the headline.

It does appear that a few posters on this forum aren't interested in missing persons stories, and I'd say to that, skip and scroll.

https://www.wbtv.com/2020/02/16/ambe...-child-inside/

[Sarahsez]

I consider Amber Alerts a national news story because depending on the type of kidnapping, the kids are often taken across state lines. This story was a carjacking with an apparently, unintended kidnapping so the kid was ditched a mile away from where he was kidnapped. Some actually make the national news and some don't.