[NerdDad]

"Amber alert issues a statewide emergency broadcast alert to the public as soon as a kidnapping by a stranger is reported. The goal is to make members of the public aware of what is going on before the suspect can leave the area. "

This could be an excellent tool. Coupled with a well armed citizen militia an little training for car checks and you have a way of quickly shutting down escape routes. Oh, wait, California, no citizen allowed to have guns, well, so much for that idea. You know, this could be an excellent tool--in Texas or Mississippi or ....

[Green]

It already is an excellent tool in Texas and, in fact, was formed and is named after a little girl that was kidnapped and murdered in Arlington, Texas. Her name was Amber.