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The 4-year-old boy whose abduction prompted last night’s AMBER Alert was found safe after law enforcement successfully coordinated a massive public search effort. A national coalition of community watch leaders praised California Highway Patrol Captain Andrew Gregg for his exceptional leadership during the alert. "As the commanding officer of the Los Angeles Communications Center, Captain Gregg was instrumental in uniting citizens with law enforcement to help bring Justin home safely," said Jordan Puhala, a leader of California Watch. Her group successfully rallied nearly 5,000 Californians to join the search last night by leveraging US.Watch , a web-based platform developed for law enforcement, by law enforcement, to coordinate the public search for abducted children during AMBER Alerts. Jordan Puhala was a top searcher during the AMBER Alert, clearing 7 areas assigned to her by law enforcement through the US.Watch platform's smart zone assignment algorithm Members of ...

Citizens across the United States are using an innovative search and rescue platform to help law enforcement find abducted children. A taskforce of top child safety officials has been working  since 2022 to develop US.Watch, an enhanced AMBER alert system that empowers citizens to help find abducted kids in a safe and effective manner. "I’m a pretty busy woman between my business and family, but with US.Watch it only takes me a few minutes to join the search during local AMBER alerts," said Christina Fasciano, a leader of Oklahoma Watch. Her group has successfully leveraged the US.Watch platform to help locate missing children on three separate occasions in the last year. Missouri AMBER Alert coordinator Captain Jason Crites was named Child Advocate of the Year in 2023 for helping pioneer the US.Watch platform Members of US.Watch receive enhanced local AMBER alerts that include a video brief, an individually-assigned watch zone, and a link to join the search on the US.Watch ...

Law enforcement has a new tool to help coordinate the public search for abducted children. A taskforce of top child safety officials has been working  since 2022 to develop US.Watch, an enhanced AMBER alert system that empowers vigilant citizens to help find abducted kids in a safe and effective manner. "I’m a pretty busy woman between my business and family, but with US.Watch it only takes me a few minutes to join the search during local AMBER alerts," said Christina Fasciano, a leader of Oklahoma Watch. Her group has successfully leveraged the US.Watch platform to help locate missing children on three separate occasions in the last year. Missouri AMBER Alert coordinator Captain Jason Crites was named Child Advocate of the Year in 2023 for helping pioneer the US.Watch platform Members of US.Watch receive enhanced local AMBER alerts that include a video brief, an individually-assigned watch zone, and a link to join the search on the US.Watch platform. From there, users can n...