“Police in Orange County’s largest city, Santa Ana, want to use cell phones to alert people in the community who register as having interests in specific areas as part of its new Citizens Alert Network. It’s a two-way texting plan to alert people about crime trends, descriptions of suspects, missing persons advisories, crime prevention tips, as well as information about current fraud schemes and scams,” according to NBC News, Los Angeles.
Here is what the Santa Ana Police Department has to say about their new Citizens Alert Network:
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So will they text me if my son fails another class or if someone gets shot at his school? En serio…That would be helpful.
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Be sure to read the entire story, over at our New Santa Ana blog. There you will find a link so you can join this network.
I don’t think it includeds schools, however the SAUSD police department is now run by an SAPD officer. Maybe their updates will make it onto this network.