Whiteside County Sheriff’s Deputy Sergeant Kristopher Schmidt writes, “The Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office [wa]s…participating in a drill in coordination with the Quad Cities Exelon Generating Station, IEMA, and other valuable resources.”
“During the drill [on Wednesday, November 16, 2016], the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office inadvertently activated the Alert System Alarms at 10:10 a.m.”
There [wa]s no emergency at th[at] time, and no action [wa]s required. Sorry for any inconvenience.”