Washington State - Statewide Amber Plan
Purpose
The Washington State Statewide Amber Plan1 is the result of a cooperative effort between the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, Washington State Association of Broadcasters, Washington State Emergency Management Division, Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Attorney General's Office, and the Washington State Patrol, among many others.
The statewide emergency alert system provides law enforcement agencies access to the on-air signals of broadcasting stations across the state during the critical minutes following an initial report, to local authorities, of suspicious circumstances involving a child's disappearance.
The intent of the Washington State Statewide Amber Plan is to disseminate accurate information statewide about the disappearance of a child as quickly as possible. The broadcasts will contain descriptive information that can readily identify the child and the abductor. Citizens with information that may lead to the recovery of the child will be directed to contact the reporting jurisdiction.
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1 Tentatively entitled the "Washington State Statewide Amber Plan."
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