The AMBER Alert is a voluntary partnership between law enforcement agencies, broadcasters, and transportation agencies to activate urgent bulletins in child abduction cases.

202.11 CRITERIA FOR AMBER ALERT.

The following conditions must be met before activating an AMBER alert:

• A child has been abducted or taken by anyone, including but not limited to a custodial parent or guardian;

• The victim is 17 years of age or younger, or has a proven mental or physical disability;

• The victim is in imminent danger of serious injury or death; and,

• There is information available that, if provided to the public, could assist in the child's safe recovery.

202.12 PROCEDURE FOR AMBER ALERT.

The supervisor in charge will ensure the following:

• A collection of all available information that might aid in locating the child is prepared:

  • Child's identity, age and description;

  • Photograph if available;

  • Suspect's identity, age and description (if known);

  • Pertinent vehicle description;

  • Detail regarding location of incident, direction of travel, potential destinations (if known);

• The local SAHP communications center should be contacted to initiate a multi-regional/statewide broadcast. The SAHP center shall broadcast the AMBER alert (you can do this using /gme)

Agency: <SAHP>

Type of Alert: <Amber Alert>
Alert Text: <Example: "Missing juvenile, Jeremy Jackson, is a 13-year-old, male white, blonde hair, green eyes, last seen wearing a blue top and grey shorts. Suspect is John Jackson, male white, 45 years old, brown hair, green eyes, father of Jeremy Jackson. Suspect vehicle is a grey Seminole, license plate 04FTG227. Last seen at the AmmuNation in Downtown Los Santos. If anyone has relevant information, contact 911.">

Blue Alerts may be issued when a sworn officer is killed, injured or assaulted and the suspect may pose a threat to the public or other law enforcement personnel.

202.21 CRITERIA FOR BLUE ALERTS.

All of the following criteria must be met before activating a Blue Alert:

• A law enforcement officer has been killed, suffered serious bodily injury or has been assaulted with a deadly weapon, and the suspect has fled the scene of the offense;

• The investigating law enforcement agency has determined that the suspect poses an imminent threat to the public or other law enforcement personnel;

• A detailed description of the suspect's vehicle or license plate is available for broadcast; and,

• Public knowledge of available information may help avert further harm or accelerate apprehension of the suspect.

202.22 PROCEDURE FOR BLUE ALERT.

The supervisor in charge should ensure the following:

• A collection of all available information that might help in locating the suspect is prepared:

  • The vehicle description;

  • The suspect description;

  • The suspect's identity, age and description (if known);

  • Detail regarding location of incident, direction of travel, potential destinations (if known);

• The local SAHP communications center should be contacted to initiate a multi-regional/statewide broadcast. The SAHP center shall broadcast the Blue alert (you can do this using /eas)

Agency: <SAHP>

Type of Alert: <Blue Alert>
Alert Text: <Example: "Suspect vehicle is a black cavalcade, license plate 03EEU374. Suspect is Juan Vasquez, male Hispanic, 23 years old, brown hair, green eyes. Armed with an unknown caliber handgun. Last seen at the AmmuNation in Downtown Los Santos. Wanted for shooting an officer. If anyone has relevant information, contact 911.">

Tactical Alerts may be issued at the discretion of a Watch Commander or other Commanding Officer.

202.31 CRITERIA FOR TACTICAL ALERTS.

There are many reasons for a Tactical Alert to be issued, these include but are not limited to: 

• A major unusual occurrence has occurred, such as terrorism;

• A major event is underway which requires Officers to be on higher alert;

• A heinous crime that endangers the lives of a specific agency operating within a given area has occurred; and,

• The Watch Commander or other Commanding Officer feels that a Tactical Alert is necessary given the circumstances.

202.32 PROCEDURE FOR TACTICAL ALERT.
Tactical Alerts require the cooperation between Officers from multiple different agencies, as such the responsibilities of different positions are defined below.

Officer’s Responsibility. Officers shall do the following:

• Stay on higher alert than normal, be wearier; and,

• Make regular check-ins with Supervisors for updates.

Supervisor’s Responsibility. Supervisors shall do the following:

• Maintain the Officer's Responsibility on top of their regular duties;

• Ensure all Officers are aware of the Tactical Alert; and,

• Use discretion when assigning Officers to calls, lower priority calls should be disregarded.

Watch Commander’s Responsibility. Watch Commanders shall do the following:

• Maintain the Supervisor's Responsibility on top of their regular duties;

• Attempt to remain for the duration of the Tactical Alert;

• Deploy specialized Units depending on the circumstances of the Tactical Alert;

• Authorize the deployment of Officers on overtime basic patrol duties, including Detectives; and,

• Coordinate with specialized Units to ensure the Tactical Alert does not last longer than it needs to.