Colorado law enforcement agencies are fed up with problems with an emergency notification system meant to serve multiple counties and are looking for a better solution.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says it is taking steps to end a contract with the provider of an emergency notification system called CodeRed after trouble with the system, blamed by the company that runs it on a "targeted attack by an organized cybercriminal group."

The service provides emergency messages to a number of counties and jurisdictions in Colorado, but has been problematic for over two weeks for DougCo, Aurora, and Weld County, among others.

"The Douglas County Sheriff's Office, in collaboration with the Douglas County 911 Board, has taken immediate action to terminate our contract with CodeRed for cause

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