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August 12, 2021

Local emergency text process might get tweaks and new PR after June incident

By Chase Downey, contributor

Around 10 p.m. on June 23, hundreds of Harrisonburg residents received an emergency text. “This is a message from the Harrisonburg Police Department. There is a high priority incident taking place in the area. Please shelter in place immediately,” the message said.

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