Statesboro residents can now have up-to-date crime information at their fingertips by using a program that sends crime alerts by text. Public Safety Director Wendell Turner said the Nixle Community Information Service “allows us to send important, valuable community information directly to residents using the latest technology.” Very similar to a program used by Georgia Southern University to communicate with students and faculty, “The Nixle Community Information Service allows us to create and publish messages to be delivered to subscribed residents instantly via cell phone text message and/or email,” he said.