- Chicago police now will be able to alert the public instantly about everything from child abductions to crime-related traffic jams via a cell phone text or an e-mail.
The Police Department has signed up for Nixle, a free alert notification system that sends messages to registered users. The service in Chicago went live today at www.chicagopolice.org.
"We're just trying to get as many ways out there that you can look at what's going on at the Police Department," Chicago police Superintendent Jody Weis said. The department's use of technology will continue to broaden, he said.
Half the battle is getting information out there in a timely manner. The highway signs are useless if you aren't driving by one when an alert goes out. But everyone has a cell phone. Now the challenge is getting folks to sign up for it.
This actually seems like a good move.
This actually seems like a good move.
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