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Body of Jennifer Hudson’s Nephew Found?

It seems as if there may be no good news at all in the case of the Jennifer Hudson family attack. After the Oscar winning actress’ mother Darnell and brother Jason were found shot to death in their home on Friday, authorities announced that her seven year old nephew Julian was missing from the South Side home in Chicago. Police put out an Amber Alert for Julian, saying that it was believed the child may have been taken away in a white Suburban SUV with the license plate number X584859. Jennifer, who had to identify both the bodies of her … Continue reading →

Planning a Disney Vacation? Consider Kids Safety Bands

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I got a great tip from one of our moms Adele (thanks Adele!) and I wanted to share it here. If you’re planning a trip to Disney World anytime soon, you may want to consider investing in a Kids Safety Band. You’ve seen the bands everywhere usually with a brand name on them or a notation of support for Breast Cancer or Missing in Action soldiers and more. These bands are taking a leaf out of those books, but they are designed just for your kids. What I Like About Them The cost is really reasonable, you can have the … Continue reading →

Silver Alert

You’ve probably heard of Amber Alerts — a way of spreading the message far and wide about missing and/or abducted children. Over the last few years, individual states have been working on a similar Silver Alert program. The Silver Alert program was created to help quickly locate missing persons who suffer from dementia or other cognitive impairment. The idea is very similar to the Amber Alert: get information out quickly to local law enforcement, radio stations, television stations, and more. Criteria for issuing a Silver Alert may vary from one state to another. Here’s an example of criteria from the … Continue reading →

Amber Alert Basics

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On January 13, 1996 nine year old Amber Hagerman was abducted while riding her bicycle near her home in Arlington, Texas. Four days later her body was found in a ditch about four miles from where she was abducted. It was later revealed that a neighbor heard Amber scream and actually saw both the kidnapper and the abduction as the perpetrator grabbed her tossed her into his pickup truck. The neighbor called the police and provided a description of the attacker and the vehicle but at that time there was no system in place to distribute this kind of abduction … Continue reading →