Article Summary –
An Amber Alert that was issued for a 3-year-old boy in Chicopee, Massachusetts has been canceled after the child was found safe in a hotel in Windsor, Connecticut. The suspect who allegedly stole the car with the boy inside was arrested at an Anytime Fitness also in Windsor. An Amber Alert is a system which utilizes the Emergency Alert System to broadcast vital information intended to help locate abducted children; there are three requirements under Massachusetts State Police for an Amber Alert to be issued: the child must be 17 or younger, they must be in immediate danger of serious injury or death, and there should be sufficient information that can be disseminated to aid in locating the child.
Amber Alert Deactivated: 3-Year-Old Boy Found Safe, Suspect Arrested
A 3-year-old boy from Chicopee, Massachusetts, has been found safe after an Amber Alert was issued in relation to a stolen car on Friday morning. He was located in a hotel in Windsor, Connecticut, leading to the deactivation of the Amber Alert.
The suspect was apprehended at an Anytime Fitness facility in Windsor. According to State Police, the suspect dropped the boy off at the Rodeway Inn. Hotel staff alerted the police upon their discovery of the child.
The red 2021 Toyota Camry, with the child inside, was reported stolen at 8:50 a.m. The car was later located at a Stop & Shop in Windsor just after 10:30 a.m.
Understanding the Amber Alert System
The Amber Alert system, named after 9-year-old Amber Hagerman who was abducted and murdered in Texas in 1996, utilizes the Emergency Alert System to broadcast vital information to assist in the location of abducted children.
Three specific criteria must be met before Massachusetts State Police can issue an Amber Alert: the child must be 17 years old or younger, there is risk of serious injury or death to the child, and there must be sufficient information that could aid in locating the child through the Amber Alert system.
Read More US News
This article may have been created with the assistance of AI.
Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. We ask that you edit only for style or to shorten, provide proper attribution and link to our web site. Please see our republishing guidelines for use of photos and graphics.
