Amber alert contacts by state

Modified on Wed, 10 Jul, 2024 at 1:53 PM


An AMBER Alert is a public notification system in the United States designed to help find and safely recover abducted children. The system is named after Amber Hagerman, a 9-year-old girl who was kidnapped and murdered in Arlington, Texas, in 1996. The AMBER Alert system was created in her memory to prevent similar tragedies.



AlabamaAlabama State Bureau of Investigations
1-800-228-7688
 
AlaskaLt. Benjamin Endres
Fairbanks Dispatch Center
907-451-5100
ArizonaArizona Department of Public Safety
602-223-2212
ArkansasCaptain Stacie Rhoads
Arkansas State Police
501-618-8100
 
CaliforniaCaptain Melissa Kittell
California Highway Patrol
1-800-TELL-CHP (1-800-835-5247)
ColoradoKirby Lewis
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
303-239-4211
ConnecticutSgt. Chris Meier and Sgt. Sean Mahar
Connecticut State Police
860-685-8190
DelawareSgt. India Sturgis
Delaware State Police Communications
302-739-5901
District of ColumbiaLt. Andrew Dawidowicz
Metropolitan Police Department
202-727-9099
FloridaRachel Salus
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Missing Children Information Clearinghouse
1-888-356-4774
GeorgiaASAC Lisa Vorrasi
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
404-244-2600
HawaiiMissing Child Center-Hawaii
Department of the Attorney General
808-753-9797
hawaiimissingkids@hawaii.gov
IdahoTanea Parmenter
Idaho State Police
208-884-7000
IllinoisCraig Burge
Illinois State Police
1-800-843-5763
missing@isp.state.il.us
IndianaDir. Angela Meacham
Indiana State Police
1-800-831-8953
MissingChildren@isp.IN.gov
IowaCaptain Richard Pierce
Iowa State Patrol Communications
515-323-4360
KansasRyan Boyer
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
785-296-8262
1-800-KS CRIME
KentuckyLt. Kenneth Sandusky
Kentucky State Police
502-564-0838
LouisianaLt. Michelle King
Louisiana Clearinghouse for Missing & Exploited Children
225-925-6536 or 6636
MaineLt. Randall Keaton
Maine State Police
207-624-7076
MarylandSgt. Debbie Flory
Maryland State Police
410-653-4200
MassachusettsDetective Mark Cyr
Massachusetts State Police
508-820-2121
MichiganMichigan State Police
1-800-525-5555
517-241-8000
MinnesotaJanelle Twardowski
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
651-793-7000
MississippiLt. Willard Holifield
Mississippi Highway Patrol
601-987-1212 or 1530
MissouriCaptain Corey Schoenberg
Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop F
573-751-1000
MontanaBrian Frost
Montana Department of Justice
406-444-2800
NebraskaLt. Tim Arnold
Nebraska State Patrol
308-385-6000
NevadaNevada Highway Patrol
775-687-0400
New HampshireSgt. Kelly Healy
New Hampshire State Police
603-271-3636
New JerseyDSG Erin Micciulla
New Jersey State Police
Missing Persons Unit
609-963-6900
New MexicoLt. Mark Soriano
New Mexico State Police
505-795-2793
New YorkSenior Investigator Henry Abeel
New York State Police
NYSP Special Victims Unit
(The NYS AMBER Alert Coordinator’s Office)
518-457-6811
NYSPSVU@troopers.ny.gov
North CarolinaMorrisa Ahl-Waters
North Carolina Center for Missing Persons
1-800-522-5437
North DakotaSgt. Wade Kadrmas
North Dakota State Police
701-328-9921
OhioS/Lt. Ron Raines
Department of Public Safety
Emergency Operations Center
614-466-2660
OklahomaJason Matheson
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Communications Center
405-425-2231
OregonSean Joyce
Oregon State Police Communications Center
503-375-3555
 
PennsylvaniaCpl. Todd McCurdy
Pennsylvania State Police
717-346-5430
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Police Department
787-782-9006
Rhode IslandSgt. Simon Liu
Rhode Island State Police
401-444-1000
South CarolinaAlex Schelble
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED)
803-737-9000
South DakotaBonnie Feller Hagen
Division of Criminal Intelligence Analyst
605-773-7281

Pierre State Radio
605-773-3536
TennesseeShelly Smitherman
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
615-744-4000
TexasBen Patterson
Texas Department of Public Safety
Missing Persons Toll-Free Line: (800) 346-3243
UtahOfa Vaisima and Alex Martinez
Utah Department of Public Safety
801-652-6287
VermontLt. Shawn Loan
Vermont State Police
802-875-6110
VirginiaFirst Sgt. Mike Debois
Virginia State Police – Missing Children’s Clearinghouse
804-674 2026
U.S.Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Police Department
340-772-9111
WashingtonCarri Gordon
Washington State Patrol
360-704-2404
 
West VirginiaSgt. James Kozik
West Virginia State Police
304-746-2158
WisconsinMelissa Marchant
Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Missing & Exploited Children
608-266-1671
WyomingCrystal McGuire
Wyoming Highway Patrol
307-777-4237

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