Under what conditions will the NCMEC forward an AMBER Alert to Sprint customers?
AMBER Alerts are initiated by local law enforcement. NCMEC will confirm that all DOJ’s AMBER Alert criteria are met prior to sending alerts to Sprint customers. These criteria include: • There is reasonable belief by law enforcement that abduction has occurred. • The abduction is of a child age 17 years or younger. • The law enforcement agency believes that the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death. • There is enough descriptive information about the victim and the abduction for law enforcement to issue an AMBER Alert to assist in the recovery of the child. • The child’s name and other critical data elements, including the Child Abduction flag, have been entered into the National Crime Information Center.
