The Joker is not on the rampage in Missouri, but it looks like authorities there are ready for the “蝙蝠侠” villain.
A purple and green Dodge was featured in the 1989 电影, “Batman.”
An emergency alert mistakenly sent to mobile devices Tuesday by the Missouri State Highway Patrol asked residents of Gotham City to be on the lookout for a purple/green 1978 躲闪 3700 GT. The sedan, with license plate “UKIDME,” sounds a lot like the cars used by the Joker’s goons 在里面 1989 Batman movie.
It turns out there is no Gotham City in Missouri, and the message was sent in error during a test — apparently by someone with an impressive knowledge of the vehicles used in the movie that pits characters played by Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson.
“This was meant to be a test message, THERE WAS NO ALERT,” the law enforcement agency soon posted on social media. Similar errors by other public agencies sometimes have sparked real concern — and also gotten corrected quickly.
Missouri’s Highway Patrol had been conducting “a routine test of Missouri’s Blue Alert system” when the message was sent to wireless devices around the state, the agency said in a news release.
“The Patrol regularly tests the Blue Alert system to ensure it works properly when needed. During the test, an option was incorrectly selected, allowing the message to be disseminated to the public,” 发布说.
The Blue Alert system is designed to quickly spread information about “violent offenders who have killed, seriously injured, or pose an imminent and credible threat to law enforcement,” according to the Highway Patrol.
去年, authorities in Chile mistakenly sent a tsunami evacuation warning following an earthquake. 而在 2018, residents and tourists in Hawaii were terrified by a text warning of an incoming ballistic missile that turned out to be a false alarm.
