Uptown Intruder Alerts

LockNow Safety offers churches near Uptown critical panic button alerts and response support for Church Safety and Security Directors. Through LockNow Safety, your team gains immediate access to resources and training for handling active shooter emergencies. Our LockNow Safety App notifies church safety teams in real time, improving crisis response and ensuring the safety of your congregation. No more hunting for safety procedures — we deliver comprehensive guidance and emergency resources directly to your team.

Active Threat Communication

Safety alerts in Uptown provide immediate awareness of an active shooter enabling a faster response by your church community. Emergency alerts are provided regardless of whether your church community is on campus or en route to church, they are notified immediately of a crisis with the Locknow App. Immediate alerts provide situational awareness preventing dangerous delays in communication which have shown to enable the perpetrator to cause more harm done.

In Uptown, the LockNow Safety App helps churches react immediately to active threats with panic button alerts. Features include:

• Rapid alerts for staff and congregation
• Text messages for all church members
• Communication support during emergencies
• Location-based threat notifications
• Practice drills and emergency alert access
• Safety guidance and signage for your church
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LockNow Safety App offers full customization to support your church’s safety protocols. You control who can activate alerts, drills, and other features. When an active shooter alert is activated, your team and church community is notified simultaneously from push notifications or text alerts. The app supports real-time communication, allowing users to stay informed, report concerns, and share updates. You can configure text-only alerts for select users and manage multiple campuses from a single dashboard. Again, you control who activates alerts, receives alerts and who receives text alerts.

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Our Founder

Founder Randy Dougherty brings nearly three decades of leadership in school administration and campus security, having created the Locknow Safety App to protect his district and expanding his work to include facility safety planning, crisis communication training, and certified safety instruction for churches, schools, and businesses. His professional experience includes managing access-control systems, overseeing the safety of visitors or passersby, and preparing response strategies for active threat situations. Randy has extensive firsthand involvement in both preventative and reactive safety practices and remains passionate about helping others protect their communities. For pricing information on the Locknow Safety App or Training, CLICK HERE.

The importance of church security has remained constant, as the safety of your congregation is at the heart of every gathering. Despite this, new threats and challenges continue to develop, emphasizing the need for modern safety solutions. LockNow Safety provides a full array of resources to strengthen your church’s security posture and active shooter readiness. Our training options include in-person, on-site instruction for staff and volunteers, along with live online and video-based training to meet different learning needs. We also conduct thorough physical safety assessments and offer personalized guidance to help improve your protection strategies. Through hands-on training, your team gains the skills needed to build plans and respond decisively during active shooter events. For more training information, click here or watch this safety training video.

What We Do:

Church Security | Church Security Training | Church Security Guidelines | Church Security Ministry | Church Safety and Security | Safe Church Training | Church Safety and Security Plans | Church Active Shooter Plans

About Uptown

Uptown is a popular commercial district in southwestern minneapolis, minnesota, centered at the uptown theater at the intersection of hennepin avenue and lagoon avenue. It has traditionally spanned the corners of four neighborhoods, lowry hill east, ecco, carag and east isles neighborhoods, within the Calhoun isles community. Historically, the boundaries of uptown are bde maka ska to the west, dupont avenue to the east, 31st street to the south, and 28th street to the north. Uptown has proven to be a popular destination for those seeking retail, nightlife, and cultural events, and the district was famously written about by recording artist prince. As of 2000 the current population for uptown minneapolis was 30,564 of which 15,947 are male and 14,617 are female. The population consists of 19,314 caucasians, 4,930 blacks, 4,729 hispanics, 1,630 asians, 514 native americans, and 32 native hawaiian. Fewer than 3,600 of this population are children under 5 and citizens over the age of 65. The median age is 29 years old. The majority age of this area is people 18 years and older. The average household size is 2.05 while the average family size is 3.19. Uptown minneapolis has a total of 15,033 housing units of which 75% are renter occupied while 3% of housing units were vacant. Social characteristics showed 40.08% of population completed a bachelor’s degree or higher while 84.9% had completed a high school degree or higher. The median household income is $34,216.00, the median family income is $38,634.00.

Need guidance on church safety? Email us at Team@Locknowapp.com. We provide churches, schools, and businesses with full safety solutions to create secure and welcoming environments. Our team is ready to help your congregation feel safe and supported. CLICK HERE for a quote on the Locknow Safety App.