| Informational Website: |
http://www.njsp.org/amber/ |
| Contact Person: |
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| Administrating Agency: |
New Jersey State Police |
Participating Agencies and Organizations:
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New York State Police; Pennsylvania State Police; New Jersey Broadcasters Association; National Oceanic Atmospheric Association; National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; New Jersey Transit; New Jersey Highway Authority; New Jersey Turnpike Authority; Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission; United States Postal Service; United States Postal Inspection Service; United Parcel Service (UPS); Federal Express Corporation (FedEx); NY/NJ Port Authority; Delaware River Port Authority; Delaware River Bay Authority; Burlington County Bridge Commission; Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS); United States Customs Service; Federal Bureau of Investigation; New Jersey Department of Transportation, and local law enforcement. |
| Steps for Activation: |
Once notified of an authenticated abduction, the New Jersey State Police contacts the broadcast media, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as well as all listed AMBER Alert partners. NOAA immediately interrupts radio and television programming to broadcast information about the abducted child, and/or the abductor, by activating a prearranged distinctive tone, followed by “This is an AMBER Alert.” The media will rebroadcast the AMBER Alert as often as possible, per the guidelines established by the New Jersey Broadcasters’ Association (NJBA) for the first three to six hours. After the initial six hours, the alert will be rebroadcast at such intervals as the investigating authority, the State Police and the participating media deem appropriate. |
| Scope of Amber Alert: |
Statewide |
| Criteria for Activation: |
The child must be under the age of 18; The child must be in danger of serious bodily harm or death; there must be enough descriptive information to believe an AMBER Alert will help locate the child; there must have been a short enough delay between the time the child was last seen and the time the child was reported missing to believe an AMBER Alert will help locate the child. |
| Utilizes Emergency Alert System: |
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| Reporting Phone Number: |
911 - In the event that you spot a child, adult, or vehicle fitting the AMBER Alert description, immediately call 9-1-1 and provide authorities with as much information as you know. |
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