12/22/13 - The Brighton City Police department has just installed a notification system designed to disseminate important information quickly to the public. Under the new system, called Nixle, subscribers are notified instantly about road closures and other traffic information, water or sewer main breaks, missing persons and other pertinent information. The Nixle system, which serves over 4.600 public safety and other agencies around the country, connects public safety agencies to residents, businesses, school systems and other entities by texting, via the web and by e-mail so they are quickly informed of important events and incidents in their area. Brighton Police Chief Tom Wightman explained the system to the City Council at this week's meeting. Wightman says in the age of information, Nixle is very valuable as a tool for police and other agencies to use in apprehending criminals and in keeping the public safer in their home communities. Besides being able to instantly communicate with citizens, another "plus" about Nixle is that it is free. Brighton Police Dept. Lt. John Westendorf says that counterfeiting has been a problem in the city of Brighton lately, and with Nixle, the department has been able to get information quickly to the approximately 500 Brighton area subscribers who use the system â many of them businesses. To sign up, simply go to the Nixle website (nixle.com) and follow the instructions. After you sign up with your name, address, city, and zip code, you can add additional zip codes to get messages pertaining to those localities as well. (JK)
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