Central Falls is installing emergency alert system in its schools, mayor announces

CENTRAL FALLS - A new emergency alert system being installed in the city's schools is "faster than dialing 9-1-1," Mayor James A. Diossa's office said Wednesday. The system, COPsync911, allows school staff to send an immediate and silent alert of a threatening situation to all other staff, police dispatch, patrol cars and on-duty officers - even if they are away from their vehicles. [...]