It might appear to be a large-scale emergency response, but it’s a drill.

CART, the so-called Child Abduction Response Team will test their readiness Tuesday as part of their certification process.

St Joseph police, other emergency responders and school leaders will be sent to a location in town to investigate a prepared scenario. They will be tested on how quickly they can gather information and communicate.

Police ay they will send a Nixle alert to alert the community that is is just a drill, but they are not releasing the time and location, because they want the drill to be as close to a real situation as possible.