BATON ROUGE, La. — A 12-year-old Houston girl who was the focus of a statewide AMBER Alert has been found safe, according to her family and the Houston Police Department.
A person of interest in a Texas Amber Alert is in custody in Baton Rouge.
A spokesperson with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office told our partners at WBRZ that 26-year-old Ariel Anderson is in custody. They named Anderson as a "person of interest," but no warrant has been issued.
Deputies said the missing girl was not with Anderson.
WBRZ reported that Brewer-Clark's debit or credit card was last pinged at a motel in Baton Rouge.
What is the criteria to push out an Amber Alert
The Amber Alert system contains clearly defined activation criteria.
Law enforcement confirms a child has been abducted.
Police believe the circumstances surrounding the abduction indicate that the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death.
There must be enough descriptive information about the child – abductor -- and/or suspect's vehicle -- to believe an immediate broadcast alert will assist in the recovery of the child.
The abduction is of a child under the age of 18.
The AMBER Alert System began in 1996 when Dallas-Fort Worth broadcasters teamed with local police to develop an early warning system to help find abducted children, according to the United States Government Department of Justice.
AMBER stands for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response and was created as a legacy to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped and murdered in Arlington, Texas.
- Law enforcement confirms a child, aged 17 or under, has been abducted.
- Law enforcement believes the circumstances surrounding the abduction indicate that the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death.
- There must be enough descriptive information about the child, abductor, and/or suspect's vehicle to believe an immediate broadcast alert will assist in the recovery of the child.
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