Amber Alert ‘Malfunction’ Puts Texans on the Lookout for Chucky the Killer Doll

Due to a “test malfunction” (translation: human error), the Texas Department of Public Safety broadcast an Amber Alert for the horror-film doll Chucky.

Bryan Pietsch of The New York Times reported, “The alert said that Chucky and (the doll’s owner) Glen were last seen at a residential address in Henderson, Texas, a city about 130 miles southeast of Dallas. A woman who answered a call to a phone number associated with that address on Wednesday said, ‘Yes, I’m aware’ when asked about the alert before hanging up.”

“Don Mancini, the director and screenwriter who created the Chucky character, shared a news article about the alert on Twitter, saying, ‘PLEASE FIND THEM.’”