{"id":122629,"date":"2026-01-14T09:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/122629\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T09:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:21:13","slug":"amber-hagerman-abducted-in-north-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/122629\/","title":{"rendered":"Amber Hagerman abducted in North Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kwtx.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/kwtx.com\">ARLINGTON, Texas (KWTX) &#8211;<\/a> It was 30 years ago today that 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted as she was riding her bike in North Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Police said the girl was taken near E. Abram Street &amp; Browning Drive in Arlington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tragically, four days later, her body was found in a creek approximately four miles from where she was taken.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Amber\u2019s case later led to the creation of the AMBER Alert, a nationwide alert system that has led to the safe recovery of hundreds of missing children.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Amber Hagerman\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/N5ZHOYRHKZHWXAIMUVZ5PSX6FI.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"1225\" \/>Amber Hagerman(Amber Alert)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWhile we take great pride in that legacy, we want to remind the public that Amber\u2019s case remains unsolved &#8212; and we are committed to delivering justice for her and her family,\u201d the Arlington Police Department wrote in a social media post. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Detectives continue to follow up on tips from the public and are consulting with crime labs to see if there any new advancements in forensic technology that may help them identify Amber\u2019s killer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">If anyone has any information about Amber\u2019s case, we urge them to call us at (817) 459-5935. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tipsters can also remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at (817) 469-8477.Our hearts and our prayers are with Amber\u2019s loved ones today.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Amber Hagerman\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6B6W2ICA5ZBG5CQMXCPASOCGKM.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"714\" \/>Amber Hagerman(Amber Alert)<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 KWTX. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ARLINGTON, Texas (KWTX) &#8211; It was 30 years ago today that 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted as she&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122630,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[53244,53242,150,152,151,53243,27,22743],"class_list":{"0":"post-122629","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arlington","8":"tag-30-years-ago-today-amber-hagerman-abducted-in-north-texas","9":"tag-amber-hagerman-abducted","10":"tag-arlington","11":"tag-arlington-headlines","12":"tag-arlington-news","13":"tag-creation-of-amber-alert-system","14":"tag-texas","15":"tag-texas-amber-alert"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}