HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — The police department in Hampton, N.H., is using a smartphone app to notify people about dangerous storms, missing persons, traffic situations and crimes.
The Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom has funded the deployment of the Ping4 Inc.’s Hyperlocal Citizens Alerts app.
People can download the free app on their Apple or Android smartphones and iPads to be notified about local happenings. The ballroom also will use the system to broadcast information on shows, events and promotions at the ballroom and at retailers along the Hampton Beach boardwalk.
Police Chief Jamie Sullivan said the department expects the app to be very useful, as the population increases from 15,000 residents year-round to 150,000 residents in the summer.
