NorthlandAlert System Put Into Use For Recent NERCC Escapee A relatively new alert system was put into use for the first time recently when a resident of the Northeast Regional Corrections Center (NERCC) escaped and Northland authorities worked to alert the general public. St. Louis County's NorthlandAlert system was activated to help quickly alert people throughout the county about the situation, encourage them to be watchful, and help to find the escapee. Authorities were able to find the escapee and bring him back into their system. It's worth noting that the Northeast Regional Corrections Center was only added to the system this past fall. Details released by St. Louis County show that the Sheriff's Office worked at that point with Grand Lake and Canosia Township to get the facility added to the alert network as a notification option after "concerns were raised the last time a NERCC resident had escaped."