Alaska’s first Amber Alert was issued over the weekend, and turned out to be false. With  the report of the fake Alert comes many questioning just how much issuing an Alert costs. With the added manpower needed to search for a missing child, the time paid goes back to the police department.

While it’s impossible to put a price on life, it may be difficult to overlook the costs of running an Amber Alert.

"Most of the people who got called out especially were on overtime details," said Parker.

Using man power which included C.S.I. investigators, patrol officers, detectives, and k-9 units. Overtime dollars added up to close to fifty hours.

"All of that costs go directly to the police department because of a false report," said Parker.

Regardless, police say these calls need to be taken seriously when a child’s life is threatened.

"In terms of finding a lost child there is no cost that is too great," said Parker.

Officials say every second matters in child abductions as 74-percent of children who are kidnapped and later found murdered are killed within the first three hours after being taken. That’s why the public is very important in a finding a child.