SLED, South Carolina Broadcasters Association the Associated Press Control Bureau for South Carolina, South Carolina Department of Public Safety, South Carolina Department of Transportation, S. C. Sheriffs’ Association, S. C. Police Chiefs’ Association, S.C. Emergency Management System, FBI, local law enforcement, which will be asked to provide this information as well for their broadcast wires in North Carolina and Georgia, due to the overlap of broadcast coverage.
Steps for Activation:
Each law enforcement agency will designate two to three ranking officers who will have the sole authority to evaluate the investigating officer’s report regarding the abduction. When the chief, sheriff, or designee of each department determines that the case meets the criteria for activation of the South Carolina AMBER Alert plan, they then call SLED Headquarters and report the abduction (only AMBER Alert designated officers may activate the plan). The chief, sheriff, or designee then must fax the completed South Carolina AMBER Alert Notification Form and a photograph of the victim. Following this activation process, the public will be notified by the news media of the South Carolina AMBER Alert every 15 minutes for the next 3 hours.
Scope of Amber Alert:
Statewide
Criteria for Activation:
As soon as an abduction is reported and the investigation reveals the following: The law enforcement agency believes that the child has been abducted (taken from their environment unlawfully, without authority of law, and without permission from the child’s parent or legal guardian). The child is 16 years old or younger, and the law enforcement agency believes the child is in immediate danger of serious bodily harm or death; or if the individual is 17 years old or older, and the law enforcement agency believes the individual is at greater risk for immediate danger of serious bodily harm or death because the individual possesses a proven physical or mental disability. All other possibilities for the victim’s disappearance have been reasonably excluded. There is sufficient information available to disseminate to the public.
Utilizes Emergency Alert System:
Yes
Reporting Phone Number:
In the event a citizen sees the child, abductor, and/or vehicle fitting the South Carolina AMBER Alert description, they should immediately call 911 with that information and the location. The agency receiving this information will then contact the initiating agency with this citizen-supplied information.
