The tragic kidnapping and death of a little girl in Arlington in 1996 led to the AMBER Alert: America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response. "You can tell this is a 30-year-old brochure we printed up about the criteria," said Dee Anderson, the former spokesperson for the Arlington Police Department, who was there from the start.

On Tuesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) marked National AMBER Alert Day by highlighting the tool that has become the state’s frontline defense against child abductions.

January 13th is a day when Amber Alert coordinators take time to focus on the alert system.

On Amber Hagerman's 30th abduction anniversary, Arlington police appeal for tips to help solve this haunting cold case.

Thirty years after the abduction and killing of Amber Hagerman in Arlington led to the creation of the nation’s first AMBER Alert, the emergency system named in her honor has grown into a statewide and national public safety tool — even as the original case remains unsolved.

Today marks National Amber Alert Day and the 30th anniversary of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman's abduction and murder in Arlington, Texas.