BISMARCK - The North Dakota Highway Patrol and the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services will conduct an annual test of the Amber Alert system from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday.
All Amber Alert components will be tested. Advance notification is important to avoid misinterpretation of this test as an actual alert.
Amber alerts are displayed on the North Dakota Department of Transportation’s roadside message signs, the nd.gov and AmberAlert websites, on scrolling banners at North Dakota Lottery terminal sites and on NDDOT’s 511 information system.
Six Amber alerts involving seven children have been issued in North Dakota. Six of the seven children were successfully recovered. Nationwide, Amber Alert has been credited with the successful recovery of 767 children. The goal of an Amber Alert is to instantly galvanize the community to assist in the search for and safe return of the abducted child.
