<P> AMBER is officially a contrived acronym for America 's Missing : Broadcast Emergency Response , but was named after Amber Hagerman , a 9 - year - old abducted and murdered in Arlington , Texas , in 1996 . Alternative regional alert names were once used ; in Georgia , `` Levi 's Call '' ( in memory of Levi Frady ) ; in Hawaii , `` Maile Amber Alert '' ( in memory of Maile Gilbert ) ; and Arkansas , `` Morgan Nick Amber Alert '' ( in memory of Morgan Nick ) . </P>
<P> AMBER is officially a contrived acronym for America 's Missing : Broadcast Emergency Response , but was named after Amber Hagerman , a 9 - year - old abducted and murdered in Arlington , Texas , in 1996 . Alternative regional alert names were once used ; in Georgia , `` Levi 's Call '' ( in memory of Levi Frady ) ; in Hawaii , `` Maile Amber Alert '' ( in memory of Maile Gilbert ) ; and Arkansas , `` Morgan Nick Amber Alert '' ( in memory of Morgan Nick ) . </P>
why do they call it the amber alert
why do they call it the amber alert
officially a contrived acronym for America 's Missing : Broadcast Emergency Response , but was named after Amber Hagerman , a 9 - year - old abducted and murdered in Arlington , Texas , in 1996
officially a contrived acronym for America 's Missing : Broadcast Emergency Response , but was named after Amber Hagerman , a 9 - year - old abducted and murdered in Arlington , Texas , in 1996