Emergency alerts that were sent out on Sunday, Feb. 1
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. (FOX 2) - Some people who live in and around Madison Heights continue to receive phone alerts about a missing child who was safely found Sunday night.
Several alerts were sent about the missing 6-year-old boy with autism on Sunday, including one asking people in the area to check their cameras and another update when he was located. However, some people are receiving those messages now.
The Madison Heights Police Department said the county has been alerted so that the messages can be canceled.
Following learning about the alerts, Oakland County communications officer Bill Mullan released a statement saying that its vendors and FEMA determined that the county "entered all the messages correctly and it currently is not transmitting any messages."
It is believed that the issue is isolated to one tower.
'He was calm': Man shares story of finding 6-year-old with autism who went missing
A little boy with autism is safe and sound today after the community rallied together to find him once he went missing Sunday.
The backstory:
On Sunday evening, Madison Heights police shared that they were looking for a child in the area of 12 Mile and Dequindre.
In addition to social media posts, people in the area were sent a number of emergency alerts asking for help locating the missing boy. He was later found safely inside a neighbor's home.
The Source: This information is from Madison Heights police and previous reporting.
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