Kicker - Joker alert

NICK EICHER, HOST: The Missouri State Highway Patrol on Tuesday sent cellphones blaring statewide with an urgent alert.

Authorities in Gotham City, Missouri, were searching for a purple and green 1978 Dodge 3700GT.

And the suspect?

AUDIO: You can call me Joker.

Mmm-kay, Joker. Well, joke’s evidently on the highway patrol. There is no Gotham City in the state of Missouri.

Shortly after that message went out, the patrol sent another message saying to disregard the alert.

Authorities later explained that it was a routine test of the state’s Blue Alert system they mistakenly transmitted to the public.

So, you can relax. The Joker is not on the loose in Missouri. No Jack Nicholson, no 1989 Batman movie, not unless you’re planning to stream it on Amazon Prime or something.

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