New program aims to speed up Amber Alert process

The program, which costs $50 for a two-year membership, allows parents to create and store vital information about their children and their photographs on their cell phones. That information can be used to generate a missing child poster instantly.

Using the program, law enforcement officers can take the poster from a parent's cell phone immediately to police headquarters, while other officers conduct their investigation.

“Being able to go to the residents and have all that information, usually, we can implement the Silver Alert or Amber Alert in a matter of minutes,” Addison said.