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Amber Alert hoax cost taxpayers; could hurt the system

An Amber Alert that sparked a two-day search for a 3-year-old boy in Johnston County was a hoax. With the boy's safety no longer in question, people are starting to question why this happened and what it cost taxpayers.
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An Amber Alert that sparked a two-day search for a 3-year-old boy in Johnston County was a hoax. With the boy's safety no longer in question, people are starting to question why this happened and what it cost taxpayers.

Photographer : Anthony Shepherd
Reporter : Bruce Mildwurf
Posted 2008-05-20T22:57:58-0400 - Updated 2016-03-09T15:13:25-0500