Help make Alexa smarter on Alexa Answers. Sign in with Amazon

Miscellaneous

How did the amber alert get its name?

2 Answers
ANSWER

It was named for nine year old Amber Hagerman who was abducted and murdered in 1996.

{{ relativeTimeResolver(1586261955269) }}
LIVE
Points points 73
Rating

The Amber Alert originated in the United States in 1996. AMBER is an acronym for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response. The alert was named after Amber Hagerman, a 9-year-old girl abducted in Arlington, Texas in 1996.

{{ relativeTimeResolver(1594743522134) }}
LIVE
Points points 165
Rating
Similar Questions
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 3 Answers
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER
Browse more questions.
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 2 Answers
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER
Join Alexa Answers

Help make Alexa smarter and share your knowledge with the world

LEARN MORE
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 2 Answers
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 2 Answers
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER
Browse more questions.
Miscellaneous • 2 Answers
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 2 Answers
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 2 Answers
ANSWER
Miscellaneous • 1 Answer
ANSWER

Join Alexa Answers

Help make Alexa smarter and share your knowledge with the world

LEARN MORE

Blog Help Center Conditions of Use Privacy Notice

© 2010 - 2022, Amazon.com, inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.