Sheriff's office has new emergency notification system

Echopress • December 27, 2025

ALEXANDRIA — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has a new emergency notification system to ensure timely notifications during severe weather, public safety threats, and other emergencies.

The new system is called Regroup and the sheriff's office will be sharing information on how to opt in very soon.

The county transitioned from CodeRED which experienced what it calls "a security vulnerability." There has been no confirmation that user data was compromised but best practice is for customers to change any password that may be the same as the one used to enroll in CodeRED.

The impacted dataset likely contains information of CodeRED users such as: name, address, email address, phone numbers, and password.

The county has a backup plan should the need arise to send emergency messaging during this transition period.

"We appreciate your patience as we quickly get our new system in place to serve Douglas County residents," Julie Anderson, Douglas County Emergency Management, said in a press release.

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Data Breach at CodeRED Affects User Information CodeRED, an emergency notification platform, has experienced a data breach affecting user data, including names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, and passwords. The breach impacts users of the CodeRED system, with uncertainty about whether all users or only system administrators are affected. In response, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has transitioned to a new system called Regroup due to a previously identified security vulnerability in CodeRED. 2 sources 59

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