The U.S. Department of Justice has declared January 13, 2006, AMBER Alert Awareness Day in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the abduction and murder of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman in Arlington, TX. The purpose of AMBER Alert Awareness Day is to bring public awareness to the AMBER Alert program and to increase public participation in safely recovering missing children. Across the nation, state and regional AMBER Alert coordinators will be holding public awareness activities, press conferences, and other events to commemorate this day.
