The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office is hoping you will sign up for “Nixle,” the online alert system adopted by law enforcement across the country to get the word out.

Captain Mark Brock says one of his goals when he took over the Investigations Division was to go one-on-one with the public to get their help.  Brock expects to use Nixle to alert the public about weather and road conditions, missing persons, as well as “be on the look out” type alerts.

“Most of our tips, most of our crime solving, comes from the help of the public,” Brock said. 

“The theory has always been there, and it’s always worked, but now we’re trying to advance that with modern technology.”

St Joseph police have used the Nixle system to get the word out for several months.  To sign up, go to http://www.nixle.com/