Residents who receive alerts from Jefferson County's emergency alert system, LookOutAlert, received a rude awakening Sunday morning: A lockout alert only meant for a small number of people in the Lakewood area.
The alert was originally intended for those living near where Lakewood Police were arresting a suspect. Instead, it went far and wide.
Lakewood police said their officers successfully arrested the suspect.
Our apologies. Many individuals received a shelter in place alert that was mistakenly sent out by JeffCom in the wee hours of the night. The alert was meant for a small area of homes in Lakewood, simply to stay inside and avoid the area while a suspect was apprehended.
— Lakewood Police Dept. (@LakewoodPDCO) December 18, 2022
The glitch has been fixed according to the Lakewood Police Department, but JeffCom911, the official account for Jefferson County 911, has not reported the issue fixed. Neither agency were able to comment as of 10 a.m., Sunday morning.
The department also asked residents to update their location if they move out of the Lakewood/Jefferson County area so they don't receive alerts for the area.
Though in a twist, police say even that may not have saved resident's nights due to the nature of the glitch.
Both Lakewood Police and JeffCom apologized for the incident via Twitter.
