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Dodge County's sheriff says he was inundated with calls and e-mails from residents who were angry about an early morning call notifying them of a missing child. The phone calls to residents of Mayville were made by the county's CodeRed phone emergency notification system Tuesday at 7:30 a.m.
The residents were notified that an 8-year-old boy was missing. Sheriff Todd Nehls says some assumed it was an April Fools' Day prank.
The county's Emergency Management Director Joe Meagher says the notification system is an important tool in alerting citizens about a potentially dangerous situation, such as a chemical spill, or other emergencies, like a missing child.
After the notification system was activated, sheriff's officials got a call that the child had walked to a friend's house blocks away.
The residents were notified that an 8-year-old boy was missing. Sheriff Todd Nehls says some assumed it was an April Fools' Day prank.
The county's Emergency Management Director Joe Meagher says the notification system is an important tool in alerting citizens about a potentially dangerous situation, such as a chemical spill, or other emergencies, like a missing child.
After the notification system was activated, sheriff's officials got a call that the child had walked to a friend's house blocks away.
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