| Informational Website: |
see note under Administrating Agency |
| Contact Person: |
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| Administrating Agency: |
Department of Public Safety - The agency responsible for the information is the Department of Public Safety www.dps.state.ok.us; they post a link on their homepage whenever there is an alert to the information, which is accessible at http://www.dps.state.ok.us/amber.html. When there is no alert for Oklahoma, the link is deactivated. |
Participating Agencies and Organizations:
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Office of the Governor, Oklahoma Department of Civil Emergency Management, Oklahoma Association Of Chiefs of Police, Oklahoma St. Department of Investigation, Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters, Oklahoma Sheriffs Association, Cox Communications, Clear Channel Radio, Local Law Enforcement. |
| Steps for Activation: |
Once abduction has been determined, local law enforcement will notify and provide basic facts to the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS) communications department. will be notified and provided with basic facts. DPS will confirm the accuracy of the information and issue an Amber Alert via the State Emergency Alert System (EAS). DPS will then distribute pictures and all other relevant information soon as they become available for the media via the EAS. Media outlets are requested to broadcast Amber Alert bulletins every 30 minutes for the first two hours and then once an hour for the next three hours. |
| Scope of Amber Alert: |
Statewide |
| Criteria for Activation: |
The Amber Plan requires law enforcement to meet two criteria when evaluating child abduction. Police departments must have both parts of the scenario present before activation can occur. The guidelines are as follows: The Amber Plan should be activated when a child 15 years of age or younger, or an individual under proven mental or physical disability is abducted and there is reason to believe the victim is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death, and when there is information available to disseminate to the general public which could assist in the safe recovery of the victim and/or the apprehension of a suspect. |
| Utilizes Emergency Alert System: |
Yes |
| Reporting Phone Number: |
911 |
| Success Story: |
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