Chief of Police Lincoln Corbette says Dominica does not currently require the introduction of an Amber Alert System to respond to cases involving missing persons.
Speaking to members of the media at Police Headquarters on August 13, 2026, Corbette said the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force is satisfied with the mechanisms already in place for quickly notifying the public when someone is reported missing.
The Amber Alert System, formally known as America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response, was established in Texas in 1996 following the abduction and murder of nine-year-old Amber Hagerman.
The emergency notification programme is designed to rapidly alert the public when children are believed to have been abducted and face imminent danger, allowing communities to assist law enforcement in locating them.
Corbette said the size and population of Dominica make the country’s circumstances considerably different from those of the United States. He explained that the police leadership has assessed the existing communication channels and believes they are capable of reaching a significant portion of the population within a relatively short period.
According to the police chief, current systems allow officers to circulate information on missing-person cases and have those alerts widely recognised across Dominica within approximately an hour, making a separate Amber Alert framework unnecessary at this stage.
