The Electronic Security Industry Partners With Law Enforcement
Twenty years ago nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted while riding her bicycle near her home and later found murdered in Arlington, Texas. Her tragic death was the impetus for the Amber Alert program, which is used to help find missing children. Witnesses mentioned a black pickup truck observed at the crime scene. But that slim lead was not enough to solve the case. “Certainly we would have welcomed additional video evidence in this case,” says Arlington police spokesman, Christopher Cook. “Our main storyboard on what happened came from an eyewitness.”
Had the crime occurred today detectives would have had access to literally hundreds of video sources from ATMs, home and business security systems, and other sources to find that vehicle and have more information to solve the case.