It was first time an Amber Alert was sent via text message through the federal Wireless Emergency Alert system. In 2002, Minnesota became the seventh state to use the child abduction emergency system.

Minnesota has issued 46 Amber Alerts since 2002. All but one child was saved. ... When Amber criteria are not met, local agencies can issue endangered or missing persons alerts.

Local law enforcement chooses when to issue an AMBER Alert, but they have to follow these guidelines: 1. Confirm the abduction. 2. Have a known risk of serious bodily injury or death.

Minnesota's most recent Amber Alert, for example, is the first to come from a tribal reservation. When a 3-year-old boy from Red Lake was allegedly abducted by his mother in March, the alert rang out.

When Amber criteria are not met, local agencies can issue endangered or missing persons alerts. The 2003 Protect Act established the National Amber Alert Network.

An Amber Alert is a way to get the word out quickly about a child abduction, but there are criteria that must be met in order for one to be issued. Related Content UPDATE: 11-year-old girl has ...

Eleven days after two brothers disappeared outside of their home on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Minnesota, investigators say they don't have enough information to launch an Amber Alert.

The details of the case warranted an Amber Alert, police said. Captain Raines says part of the Amber Alert criteria is that the missing must be a juvenile, under 18 years old, and cannot be a runaway.

ST. PAUL (AP) -- Minnesota's AMBER Alert system for finding kidnapped children worked well in its first test, public safety officials said, even if it wasn't a factor in the capture of two teen ...