Palm Springs mistakenly sends emergency alert

The Palm Springs Police Department mistakenly sent out a robocall warning residents to take shelter due to a major storm.

PSPD Sgt. Mike Casavan confirmed call was sent out in error, there is no danger at this time.

Casavan told News Channel 3, “on the notifcation system (Nixle) a recording was saved they were unaware of, it sent out when PSPD was letting everyone know that Araby Drive.”

The department is working to correct the situation.

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