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January 13th is AMBER Alert Awareness Day

Dear Malverne resident,,

National AMBER Alert Awareness Day

AMBER Alert Awareness Day honors the day nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted while riding her bicycle in front of her family’s home in Arlington, Texas, and found murdered two days later. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the first three hours are the most critical when trying to locate a missing child. When a child is reported missing it can take an hour or more just to distribute a current photo to law enforcement officers in the field.

In recognition of this day, the Malverne Police Department, encourages parents to do three things to keep their children safer:

1. Determine a password with your children. If you ever need to send someone to pick them up or when an emergency happens, they can ask that person for the password to ensure it is safe to go with them.

2. Be aware of how much information about your child is available. Do not add their names to backpacks or post information about them, including name, address or school on social media websites which can be viewed publicly.

3. Go over safety rules with your children regarding strangers and go over the steps for dialing 911 in case of an emergency.


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