Issuing AMBER Alerts is not a decision law enforcement takes lightly

Issuing or canceling an AMBER Alert is a decision law enforcement does not take lightly.

Chris Bertram, a retired deputy chief of police, knows this all too well. According to Bertram, it’s a process that requires several criteria to be met.

"The most important highlights are the child is in immediate danger, there is information that we have about the subject that shouldn't have the child, and that we can put that out and it will be to the benefit of law enforcement and the benefit of the public if we put that information out," Bertram said.

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