Amber Alert issued by Indiana State Police for 9-year-old Delilah Jennings

An Amber Alert has been issued by Indianapolis State Police for Delilah Jennings, a nine-year-old girl who went missing on Thursday, September 1. Jennings was last seen at 9:24 AM local time on Thursday. Police think she is with Monica Burdine, her mother, who is a suspect in the case.

Jennings has been described as 3 feet 6 inches in height and weighing around 80 pounds. When last seen, her hair was tied in a ponytail. She was wearing a grey “ILH” shirt that has an emblem in the centre, along with sky-blue pants and black-and-white shoes.

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Monica Burdine is reportedly driving a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu, which is blue in colour. She has been described as around 5 feet 9 inches and weighing 210 pounds. When last seen, Burdine had on a blue fitted hoodie, white shoes, and grey biker shorts. Her hair was in long black braids. She is around 32 years of age.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has asked anyone with any information regarding Jennings or her mother to either call 911 or 317-327-6540.

What is an Amber Alert?

An Amber Alert (also known as AMBER Alert) is sent out in the most serious missing child cases when the police have reasons to suspect that said child might be in danger. The full form of AMBER is America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response. The method was devised after the abduction and subsequent murder of a teenager named Amber Rene Hagerman in 1996.

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Amber Alerts are issued by television broadcast, radio, social media, and text messages, where police ask citizens to provide them with any information regarding a missing child. 

Another alert that is used in the cases of missing people in the United States is the silver alert. While the silver alert was earlier used for people above 18, its standards were expanded in 2021 to include children as well.