{"id":2118,"date":"2009-09-08T09:31:23","date_gmt":"2009-09-08T15:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=2118"},"modified":"2009-09-08T09:31:23","modified_gmt":"2009-09-08T15:31:23","slug":"hazelwood-police-first-in-st-louis-area-to-connect-with-residents-through-nixle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=2118","title":{"rendered":"Hazelwood Police First in St. Louis Area To Connect with Residents Through Nixle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>(Special to The Independent News)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Section2\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span> <\/span>The Hazelwood Police Department is the first law enforcement agency in the St. Louis area to sign on with Nixle, a company providing the first certified and secure communication platform that allows police departments and city governments to connect with citizens.<span> <\/span>It will be using this new system to send out immediate alerts and advisories to local residents via cell phone, text messaging, E-mails and over the web.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span> <\/span>Many cities that previously used social networking platforms are switching over to Nixle because of its secure communication platform.<span> <\/span>&#8220;Nixle is a more effective tool for communicating, in an official way, to our residents,&#8221; said Police Chief Carl Wolf, Hazelwood Police Department.<span> <\/span>&#8220;With this system, we can use our secure, closed-network terminals to send out trusted, up-to-the-minute information.<span> <\/span>We don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to worry about someone hacking into a Twitter or Facebook account and pretending to be a public official who sends out bogus information.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span> <\/span>Wolf goes on to say that Nixle is designed to keep citizens safe and to provide critical information and instructions, often in situations where conventional media can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t move quickly enough.<span> <\/span>&#8220;The system will be particularly useful to us in responding quickly to Amber Alerts, violent crimes and missing person cases.<span> <\/span>We can also send out instant alerts about major traffic problems, road closures, utility outages, as well as extreme weather incidents,&#8221; added Wolf.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span> <\/span>Hazelwood residents can sign up for this information service free of charge.<span> <\/span>All they need to do is to visit www.nixle.com and click on the button that reads, &#8220;Register now. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s free and easy.&#8221;<span> <\/span>Residents can choose how they want to receive the information whether it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s by cell phone, text messaging, E-mail or over the web.<span> <\/span>They have the option of making more than one choice.<span> <\/span>According to Wolf, &#8220;It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a great way for residents to stay connected to what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s happening in their community and in the neighborhood where they live.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span> <\/span>For more information on Nixle, contact Sgt. 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