An official emphasized that the prank wastes emergency resources and can easily lead to dangerous misunderstandings.

Doug Myers is a digital content producer for CBS Texas. A longtime journalist, Doug has worked for four newspapers in Texas and Louisiana and for three television stations in Texas. He has also spent ...

GRAPEVINE, Texas — An AMBER Alert was discontinued Wednesday morning after it was issued late Tuesday night, Grapevine police said. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) initially said a 13-year ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A suspect linked to a St. Louis County AMBER Alert on Monday now faces criminal charges. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged Jacob Putnam, 30, with ...

CASS COUNTY, Indiana — Police in Cass County confirmed a 14-year-old girl has been found safe. State police issued a statewide Silver Alert after the teenager was last seen on Sept. 29 at 3:30 a.m. in ...

The Amber Alert issued Tuesday for a 13-year-old Grapevine girl has been canceled. The teen was found safe in Houston, police say. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives A Texas Amber Alert issued Tuesday ...

A 2-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert in the St. Louis area has been found safe. Missouri State Highway Patrol said she was located unharmed after she was taken in Sunset Hills on ...

SUNSET HILLS, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol canceled an Amber Alert out of Sunset Hills after the child was found safe. The suspect remains at large. Police are seeking Jacob Robert Putman, ...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida teen could be charged with a crime after deputies said that he lied about being shot and abducted by four Hispanic men last week, which led to an AMBER alert being ...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — The Uvalde Foundation For Kids confirmed Saturday it had formally withdrawn all resources, including a reward offer, after the Amber Alert for 17-year-old Caden Speight was ...