Software “complications” led to incomplete Amber Alert messaging [Video]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — In the early hours of a child abduction case out of Virginia Beach that ended in a fatal crash outside of Washington, D.C., software “complications” led to incomplete messaging through the Amber Alert notification system. 

Just before 2 a.m., Virginia State Police issued an Amber Alert for three children allegedly abducted from a home in Virginia Beach by Dana Plummer. 

Those on the receiving end of the notification may have encountered the following message: 

“The Virginia State Police and the Virginia Missing Children Clearinghouse have issued an A”

Amber Alert notifications may contain information for what the public should look out for such as information about the suspected abductor, the abducted child, the last known location, the vehicle they may be in or the clothing they …