Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Amber Alert startles thousands of Florida smartphone users

What was the loud noise that woke a lot of Florida cellphone users early Monday? A new wireless emergency-alert (WEA) system automatically contacts WEA-enabled phones during natural disasters and child abductions, the Florida Department of Law

The Amber Alert for the missing 5-year-old girl from Philadelphia may have been helpful in her recovery.

On Jan. 1, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children joined the network and now sends out the Amber Alerts to wireless phones nationwide. It was the first time such an alert was sent out in Florida, said the center's program manager, Bob

Numerous Florida residents were not happy about an Amber Alert for a missing 2-year-old sent out to mobile devices before 2 a.m. Monday, a Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokeswoman said. “We got lots of calls of complaints about people being

by Brock Koller. PHILADELPHIA - January 15, 2013 (WPVI) -- Those living in the 6abc viewing area received notice of an Amber Alert through 6abc.com and the government's own alert system. READ: Missing girl abducted from school has been found

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