On Tuesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) marked National AMBER Alert Day by highlighting the tool that has become the state’s frontline defense against child abductions.

The national program began after 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted in Texas. Since then, officials said Amber Alerts have helped recover nearly 1,300 children nationwide.

Thirty years after the abduction and killing of Amber Hagerman in Arlington led to the creation of the nation’s first AMBER ...

On Amber Hagerman's 30th abduction anniversary, Arlington police appeal for tips to help solve this haunting cold case.

Amber Hagerman was abducted and killed in Texas, the Amber Alert system created in her name continues to help recover missing children.

Tuesday marks 30 years to the day that Arlington third-grader Amber Hagerman was abducted and killed. Her murder led to the implementation of the Amber Alert system which is now used nationally.

Jan. 13 marks 30 years since 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted from an Arlington parking lot, a tragedy that sparked the nationwide AMBER Alert system.

Joseph Andrew Bragg, 29, has now been charged with felony kidnapping and first-degree criminal sexual conduct after allegedly abducting the girl once she got off the school bus.

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