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Off-duty New York 9-1-1 Operator Helps Nab Armed Teen
January 29, 2013An off-duty 9-1-1 operator helped police capture a pistol-packing teen on a crowded Staten Island city bus by cleverly texting a co-worker to report the armed gunman, cops said.
Read full articleMaryland ‘Health Enterprise Zones’ Aim To Ease 9-1-1 Call Load
January 29, 2013As state officials announced the first “Health Enterprise Zones,” Annapolis health officials were among those celebrating the selection of the Annapolis 21401 ZIP code to receive the new designation, which is meant to address health disparities.
Read full articleTwo-hour 9-1-1 Disruption in Massachusetts’s City
January 29, 2013Between three and eight emergency calls couldn’t get through to dispatch earlier this month during a locally unprecedented two-hour disruption of the city’s 9-1-1 system caused by a Verizon equipment failure.
Read full articleNY 9-1-1 Call Details Escape From Plane in Hudson
January 29, 2013Two people whose single-engine plane crashed into the icy Hudson River were rescued after following a 9-1-1 dispatcher’s orders to get out of the plane just before it sank.
Read full articlePolice Sent to Chris Brown Home in Latest 9-1-1 Hoax
January 23, 2013LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police have responded to Chris Brown’s home after they received a call about a domestic violence situation that turned out to be false.
Read full articleChoking Death Lawsuit Settled
January 23, 2013Five years after Nancy Jane McGhee’s death, a settlement has been reached in her family’s lawsuit against Pasco County’s Department of Emergency Services.
Read full articleMan Calls 9-1-1 10 Times, Seeks Ride to Mexico, Deputies Say
January 23, 2013An Immokalee man was arrested after calling 911 10 times, asking for a ride to Mexico, deputies say.
Read full articleKardashian’s LA Home Target of Fake 9-1-1 Call
January 23, 2013Calif. authorities seeking person who called 9-1-1 reporting false emergency at Kardashian home.
Read full article9-1-1 Ballot Item Excludes Records Upgrade
January 23, 2013A costly records management system is not included in a sales tax proposal the Boone County Commission placed on the April ballot Tuesday morning in an effort to improve local 9-1-1 and emergency management services.
Read full articleTom Cruise Possibly Latest Target of Fake 9-1-1 Call
January 18, 2013BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Tom Cruise may be the latest so-called “swatting” victim after police responded to a 911…
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