Darien Cops Now Send Emergency Notifications

DARIEN, IL – Darien residents can now get emergency notifications by text message from Darien police.

The texts can be sent at any time, day or night, when an incident may affect the community, police said. The messages may involve such things as police activity, crashes and road closures.

The city is not charging for the service. The police department plans to continue using X, formerly known as Twitter, for non-urgent notifications.

To sign up, residents can visit the city's website. Scroll down to "Emergency Notification via Text."

In November, the city announced its decision to move to emergency texts from Twitter.