Just another example of how new technology can help disseminate emergency information! On Monday, an 8-year-old girl in Federal Way disappeared from the playground prompting her mother to call police, who in turn issued an Amber Alert. A store clerk at a Target store in Federal Way noticed 28-year-old Benjamin Trinh shopping for clothes with the missing 8-year-old girl, acting strangely, and recognized the girl from an Amber Alert text that was sent to her smartphone earlier that day. Police arrested Trinh within 24 hours thanks to the clerk’s help. For more on the story, check out KOIN Channel 6 website here.
You don't have to have a smartphone to get our emergency texts. All you have to do is have a cellphone capable of receiving texts (most are). All you have to do is type 40404 into the "To" section (as in, that's who the message will be sent to) and type Follow CowlitzDEM in the body of the text. If you decide that you no longer want to receive emergency alerts, simply type Unfollow CowlitzDEM and send to 40404.
Don't worry that we will be cluttering up your text inbox. We only send out important information, so it may be weeks or months in between alerts. This is a good thing!
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