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The AMBER Alert plan has been expanded in Utah to include electronic roadway signs (See maps of UDOT electronic signs and AMBER Alert business sign locations), pagers and other methods to alert the public. It has proven to be an effective way to quickly inform the public about serious child abduction cases. Utah's AMBER Alert Plan is tested each year on May 25 and September 19 to make sure the alerts are immediate and effective. Our goal is to instantly galvanize the entire community to assist in the search for and safe return of abducted children.

The AMBER Alert is part of the nationwide AMBER Plan, a voluntary partnership between law-enforcement agencies and broadcasters. The plan utilizes the Emergency Alert System and other means to notify the public about a missing child and a suspected abductor.  The child abduction alert was originally called the Rachael Alert in Utah. 

 

  • AMBER Alert Summary
  • Utah AMBER Alert Plan
  • What the Public Should Do in Case of an AMBER Alert
  • Sign Up To Receive Wireless AMBER Alerts
  • What a Law Enforcement Officer Should Do to Initiate an AMBER Alert
  • What a Law Enforcement Officer Should Do to Initiate an Endangered Person Advisory
  • What a Broadcaster Should Do During An AMBER Alert
  • Media Sign Up to Receive the Endangered Person Advisory

Forms & Questionnaires:

  • Utah AMBER Alert Law Enforcement Form
  • Utah Endangered Person Advisory Law Enforcement Form
  • AMBER Alert Training Questionnaire

Utah AMBER Alert History:

  • Utah AMBER Alert History

Brochures:

  • Utah AMBER Alert Brochure

Posters:

  • AMBER Alert Poster for Law Enforcement
  • AMBER Alert Poster for Media
  • Endangered Person Advisory Poster for Law Enforcement
  • Endangered Person Advisory Poster for Media

Videos:

View Amber Alert Public Service Announcement



View Utah AMBER Alert After-Action Review: What Can You Expect

  • Utah AMBER Alert Training Video
  • NCMEC AMBER Alert Video

 

Press Releases:

2008    
01-11-2008   Utah To Conduct 10th AMBER Alert Test - Missing Children's Day Poster Contest Entries Needed
     
2007    
09-27-2007   Mapping Software Will Help Utah Find Abducted Children
08-26-2007   Rachael Runyan Case Reopened On 25th Anniversary of Child's Murder - Police Restart Investigation & Parents Offer Big Reward
08-17-2007   Two-Prong Attack On Child Abductors - Launch Of Child Adbuction Team & Public Service Campaign
01-13-2007   Utah Launches AMBER Alert Campaign - A.G. Also Forms Statewide Child Abduction Response Team
01-09-2007   Utah's AMBER Alert Will Be Tested On National AMBER Alert Day - Shurtleff & UDOT Will Also Launch New AMBER Initiatives
     
2006    
09-18-2006   Two Tests In One - AMBER Test & Endangered Person Advisory Will Be Tested
06-15-2006   Why Did You Issue An AMBER Alert?  Reporters & News Chiefs To Get AMBER Training
05-24-2006   Shurtleff Supports Wireless AMBER Alert Ad Campaign
05-23-2006   Alert Utahns Receive National Honors On Missing Children's Day - Utah Also Launches Program To Send 122,000 Child I.D. Kits
01-13-2006   "Something Bad Could Have Happened" - Young Brothers See Couple Get Award For AMBER Alert
     
2005    
10-25-2005   New Endangered Person Advisory Gets Tweaked
09-19-2005   Utah Has A New Tool To Find Missing People
01-18-2005   "I Just Wanted To Help" - Two Citizens Honored With Rachael Runyan Award & Comcast Employees Connect To The AMBER Alert Plan
     
2004    
04-22-2004   Caught On Tape - AMBER Alert Video Shows How To Catch Child Kidnappers
03-18-2004   Rescuer Says Prayer & Amber Alert Helped Him Find Abducted Baby
     
2003    
09-19-2003   Putting The AMBER Alert To The Test
07-30-2003   Between A Rock And A Good Cause - Hard Rock Pin Raises Money For AMBER Alert Training
07-18-2003   Instant AMBER Alert - Utahns Can Get Immediate Warning About Abducted Kids
04-11-2003   Utah's RACHAEL Alert Is Now Called The AMBER Alert
02-10-2003   Everybody's Child - Police, Broadcasters & Citizens Unite To Find Missing Baby
     
2002    
08-22-2002   Rachael Alert Enhanced To Help Save Abducted Children
04-02-2002   New Warning System Will Save Kidnapped Kids