Emergency alert for Lakeville sets off phone alarms in wider area than intended

An crisis alert for Lakeville was sent to a wider area than intended Thursday setting off alarms on cellphones including for St Paul residents Dakota Executive Director Heidi Hieserich noted an error was made in selecting the location This caused the notification to extend beyond the intended range and go county wide As for St Paul residents receiving the alert Hieserich disclosed sometimes there can be overreach due to the involvement of cellular towers relaying the message Lakeville police were in the area southeast of th Street and Highview Avenue searching for a suspect who ran away from a stolen carriage the police department posted on X formerly Twitter at p m They communicated people who live in the area to stay inside their homes and call to statement anything suspicious An emergency alert saying the shelter in place is clear was received on phones at p m Lakeville police posted they d done an extensive search and hadn t located the suspect In an update police explained they took the suspect into custody in the block of Harappa Avenue shortly before p m after an observant resident contacted police Related Articles Robbinsdale park homicide victim ID d as North St Paul woman West Seventh restaurant windows broken man accused of swinging stick at one owner Former Tartan band director admits to sexually assaulting DeLaSalle novice DoorDash delivery driver pleads guilty to stealing million in deliveries scam Bystanders put suspected drunk driver s speed at - mph before fatal St Paul crash