Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi announces his Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office will utilize a new communications service that allows them to send important community information directly to residents, using the latest technology.
The Nixle Community Information Service allows the Sheriff’s Office to create and publish messages to subscribed residents instantly, via cell phone text message and/or email. Notifications can also be accessed online at Nixle’s web site at www.nixle.com.
This service is secure, reliable, and easy to use.
Messages can be sent specifically to residents registered within a ¼ mile radius, giving them the opportunity to receive trustworthy information relevant only to their neighborhood. Subscribers can also choose the way in which alerts are received: by email, text message, or the web.
Nixle builds on the foundations of other public-to-public communication services, such as Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace, but adds a key component: security. When citizens receive information from the Sheriff’s Office via Nixle, they know it can be trusted.
Residents of Whiteside County and those in neighboring communities can immediately begin receiving pertinent information via text message, email, and web after registering at www.nixle.com.
We are very excited to have you experience it for yourself.
About Nixle: Nixle is a community information service provider built exclusively to provide secure and reliable communications. It is the first authenticated and secure service that connects municipal agencies and community organizations to residents in real time, delivering information to geographically targeted consumers over their cell phones (via text messages), through e-mails, and via web access. Nixle has secured a partnership with Nlets (the International Justice and Public Safety Network), allowing local Police Departments Nationwide to send immediate alerts and advisories. For more information, visit www.nixle.com.