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Amber Alert Website Restored After Outrage Expressed Over Shutdown

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal government’s Amber Alert website was restored Monday morning after people expressed outrage. The site, www.AmberAlert.gov, was temporarily taken offline because of the government shutdown. “The Amber Alert system was never interrupted, but to eliminate any confusion, the informational site maintained by the Justice Department has been restored,” Justice Department spokesman…

Feds Take Amber Alert Site Offline as Part of Gov’t Shutdown

allan11 years ago01 mins

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department shut down its Amber Alert website (www.amberalert.gov) because of the government shutdown. Instead of featuring photos and other urgent information about missing children, the site tells visitors, “Due to the lapse in federal funding, this Office of Justice Programs (OJP) website is unavailable.” The site was set up to…