Amber Alert Consortium to Be Powered by NLETS in Pilot Project; International Law Enforcement Network Provides Immediate, Unfettered Access to All Federal and State Justice Agencies.

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AMBER ALERT CONSORTIUM TO BE POWERED BY NLETS IN PILOT PROJECT; INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT NETWORK PROVIDES IMMEDIATE, UNFETTERED ACCESS TO ALL FEDERAL AND STATE JUSTICE AGENCIES

The Amber Alert Web Portal Consortium, a public/private partnership deploying a state-by-state alert system linking law enforcement and citizens in the common goal to rescue kidnapped children, today announced a pilot program to broadcast Amber Alerts to NLETS, the pre-eminent interstate law enforcement network in the nation for the exchange of law enforcement and related justice information. In the pilot program, all Amber Alert messages concerning the abduction of a child or children will be distributed through the NLETS network, providing immediate, unfettered access to all federal and state justice agencies in the nation and Canada.

According to Chris Warner, a co-founder of the Consortium, the relationship with NLETS "will bring the Consortium closer to its ultimate goal of ensuring so efficient and seamless a network that no one will ever consider abducting a child again. NLETS has the nation's most extensive network with uninhibited access to every state and federal agency with a justice component, as well as select international agencies. Their role will ensure that justice agencies receive the critical information about abductions quickly and through secure lines. While we have been successful in the past at transmitting life-saving information regarding abductions, we believe that access to NLETS' network will bring even greater effectiveness."

Steve Correll, Executive Director of NLETS, praised the AMBER Alert Web Portal Consortium, stating, "The Consortium's commitment to saving the lives of children is obvious and we are honored to provide the means to distribute vital AMBER alerts to our subscriber base of several million law enforcement and justice officials in every corner of the U.S. and Canada. For over 35 years, NLETS has existed in order to support justice agencies and officials in their mission of making things safer for every American. Like the Consortium, we believe that the safety of our children should be our greatest priority."

In the pilot program, the Consortium will distribute all alerts through NLETS as a foremost priority, insuring that law enforcement agencies are the very first to receive these real-time alerts. In most cases, AMBER Alert messages are activated by the local law enforcement agencies responsible for abduction investigations in the field. Using state-of-the-art Geo-Spatial technology, made possible by ESRI, a leading geographic information system software and technology company, NLETS will allow both interstate and intrastate law enforcement agencies to anticipate an abductor's precise travel progress so that an apprehension plan can be devised that will allow for the safe return of the child..

"A delay in the timing of an AMBER Alert message can cause confusion or leave law enforcement bombarded with calls from citizens or the media before they are even aware than an abduction has occurred," stated Doug Robinson, Executive Director of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers ("NASCIO"). "Every second is precious during an AMBER Alert and NLETS' sophisticated and secure technology is trusted and compatible with the agencies and officials who need the information first. Every one of NLETS' 40 million monthly information-sharing transmissions is given the highest priority by receiving agencies, which makes them a vital player in the AMBER Alert portal and the all-hazard alerting initiative that NASCIO is developing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA")."

About the Amber Alert Consortium/Portal

The Amber Alert Web Portal Consortium (www.AmberAlert.com) is a public/private partnership of the U.S. government, The National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, non-profit agencies and business participants working together to expand the Amber Alert Portal system in all 50 states. In the event of a child abduction where serious harm is believed possible, an alert is sent from law enforcement through the portal to all relevant parties, including law enforcement, transportation agencies, corrections and probation officers, border agencies, media and other partner organizations. The public plays a critical part in the success of the system, signing up to receive Amber Alerts on their cell phones, pagers, fax machines, email and computer desktops. This public service is provided free of charge to states and their respective law enforcement agencies through the support and volunteer efforts of thousands of organizations and individuals nationwide.

For more information about the AMBER Alert Consortium, please visit www.AmberAlert.com or contact David Rosen @ 212-889-4113 or [e-mail].

About NLETS

NLETS is the pre-eminent interstate law enforcement network in the nation for the exchange of law enforcement and related justice information. NLETS, which is owned by the states, is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, which was created by principal law enforcement agencies of the states nearly 35 years ago. The user population is composed of all of the states/territories, every Federal agency with a justice component, and selected international agencies, all cooperatively exchanging data. The types of data being exchanged vary from motor vehicle and drivers' data, Canadian "Hot File" records, and Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS") databases to state criminal history records. Over 40 million messages are transacted each month.

The mission of NLETS is to provide, within a secure environment, an international justice telecommunications capability and information services that will benefit to the highest degree, the safety, the security, and the preservation of human life and the protection of property. NLETS assists those national and international governmental agencies and other organizations with similar missions that enforce or aid in enforcing local, state, or international laws or ordinances.

For more information about NLETS, please visit www.nlets.org or contact Executive Director Steve Correll at [phone], [e-mail].