Three years ago The Bulldog observed that the Amber Alert concept clearly served a purpose but that it seemed unfinished, unrefined. The complaint of many then was that once issued the alert never seemed to end, even though it was over. The same seems true today. The Amber Alert triggered by York Regional Police late Tuesday afternoon was reported to be over before 6 p.m. The child reported abducted had been found safe. But as is so often the case, the electronic crisis continued on cell phones and television (just to name two places) for hours. There was a blast over television at 9.30 p.m. saying the child had been abducted and giving descriptions. Why is it that a simple cancellation of the alert does not put end an end to it? Among other things, it is serious disservice to the public to spread alarming information which is false. Police ask residents not to call 9-1-1 for delayed Amber Alert
