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KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY ALERTS AND REVERSE 911 SYSTEM TO BE TESTED NOV. 19

Article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News Article date: November 11, 2008

Kansas State University issued the following news release:

Kansas State University's K-State Alerts and reverse 911 system will both be tested at approximately 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19.

K-State Alerts, formerly known as the Emergency Text Messaging System, is used to inform members of the K-State community when there are dangerous conditions on campus, such as an active shooter or university closure due to severe weather.

Steve Broccolo, emergency coordinator for K-State's Division of Public Safety, said these systems are tested twice a year, once during both the fall and spring semesters, ...

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Phone Dragnet Redefines 'APB'

Posted Jul 18, 08 3:50 PM CDT in US,  Technology,  Crime & Courts 

Phone Dragnet Redefines 'APB'
Source: (c) iwfx

(Newser) – Foiled in their attempts to track down a hit-and-run driver by conventional means, cops in a Boston suburb are enlisting the help of thousands of city residents—by phone. A BMW struck a 9-year-old girl Saturday, leaving her with a fractured skull and investigators with little info. They sent a recorded message to more than 24,000 households and now have dozens of leads, WBZ-TV reports.

"The number of manpower hours it would take us to contact 26,000 homes, it's just unbelievable," a Somerville., Mass., police captain told the Boston Globe.

Sources: WBZ 4, Boston Globe

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