Amber Alert issued as 2-yr-old Saxon Clemons is allegedly abducted in Indiana— Here's what we know about the suspect
An Amber Alert has been issued for 2-year-old Saxon Clemons, reportedly abducted in northwest Indiana. The Starke County Sheriff’s Department is investigating his disappearance from North Judson. Clemons is described as 2 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 30 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes.
An Amber Alert has been issued for a child reportedly abducted in northwest Indiana.
The Starke County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the disappearance of 2-year-old Saxon Clemons from North Judson, Indiana, located about 120 miles northwest of Indianapolis.
Clemons is identified as 2 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 30 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. He was last seen dressed in a blue and gray sweatshirt and matching sweatpants. Authorities say he may be in serious danger.
Who is suspect?
Police say the suspect, 44-year-old Dwayne Clemons, is a white male around 5'9" and 180 lbs with brown hair and eyes, last seen in a silver 2017 Chevrolet Trailblazer from Indiana (plate CRS242).
Anyone who has information is urged to contact the Starke County Sheriff’s Office at 574-772-3771 or call 911.
What is the difference between Amber and Silver alerts?
Amber alerts are issued for children under 18 who are believed to have been abducted and are at risk. To activate an AMBER Alert, police must also have details about a suspect and the vehicle involved.
Silver Alerts apply to missing and endangered adults or children and are issued more frequently in missing-person cases.
In both cases, the alerts can only be issued by law enforcement authorities.
More about Amber alert
The AMBER Alert system was established in memory of 9-year-old Amber Rene Hagerman, who was abducted in Arlington, Texas, on January 13, 1996, and later found murdered four days afterward. Before the program became standardized nationwide, several states used regional alert names, such as “Levi’s Call” in Georgia in remembrance of Levi Frady, “Maile AMBER Alert” in Hawaii honoring Maile Gilbert, “Morgan Nick AMBER Alert” in Arkansas, “Rachael Alert” in Utah for Rachael Runyan, and “Monkey’s Law” in Idaho, named after Michael “Monkey” Joseph Vaughan. While the system honors Hagerman, AMBER is also an acronym for “America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response.”
In the United States, AMBER Alerts are disseminated through commercial and public radio stations, internet and satellite radio, television broadcasts, text messages, and cable networks via the Emergency Alert System and NOAA Weather Radio, where they are referred to as “Amber Alerts.” Notifications are also sent through email, electronic highway message boards, commercial digital billboards, and SMS alerts on wireless devices.
