The York-Poquoson Sheriff is taking a different approach to help bridge the gap between law enforcement and the people they serve. He recently appointed the first-ever community liaison in the county.
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NORFOLK, Va. â Some folks in Norfolk may have woken up to the sound of an emergency alert on their cellphones Monday morning.
The unmistakable sound is meant to get your attention.
âIt definitely kind of raised up some red flags and was more of an alarming kind of, Uh oh - whatâs going on? â laughed Tyler Briggs of Norfolk, who got the alert.
The City of Norfolk coordinated with the Norfolk Department of Public Health to issue the alert through the Emergency Operations Center.
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Jim Redick, the director of Emergency Preparedness and Response for the City of Norfolk, said the public safety alert qualifies as an emergency.