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Too Many Police Dispatch Centers in San Mateo County, Grand Jury Says
July 19, 2012Thirteen police dispatch centers serve communities throughout San Mateo County and that’s just too many, according to a civil grand jury report released Tuesday that encourages cities to share staff for cost savings and efficiencies.
Read full articleMuskego Handling Its Own 9-1-1 Calls
July 19, 2012Muskego – Tired of 18 months of doors being slammed in its face, the Muskego Common Council last week approved an ordinance requiring all 911 emergency cellphone calls originating in Muskego to go to the Muskego dispatch center.
Read full articleMd. Officials Move to Replace ‘Outdated’ 9-1-1 Support Systems
July 17, 2012Maryland officials are moving to improve 9-1-1 technology to allow for emergency calls made by text and multimedia messages.
Read full articleEDITORIAL: Murphy’s Law and York County’s 9-1-1 System
July 14, 2012Last February, Congress passed a law reallocating 700 MHz frequencies to public safety agencies. That’s an improvement for them, fixing a problem identified in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.Unfortunately, many 9-1-1 systems, including York County’s, were built specifically for T-band.
Read full articleDispatchers Receive Financial Incentives
July 14, 2012New Berlin – Keeping critical emergency 911 dispatchers on the job when they know they won’t be working for New Berlin this time next year is as tricky as handling five 911 calls all at once.
Read full articleState Police Upgrading 9-1-1 System
July 14, 2012The Board of Public Works this week approved the Maryland State Police’s purchase of a $7.1 million advanced 911 system that could allow citizens to call, text or even tweet for help.
Read full articleStatement of Ajit Pai, FCC Commissioner
July 11, 2012Chairman Walden, Ranking Member Eshoo, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify at this oversight…
Read full articleSan Gabriel Police Release 9-1-1 Call, Report from Former Commerce Secretary John Bryson’s Collision
July 11, 2012The San Gabriel police department released Monday the 9-1-1 call reporting former Commerce Secretary John Bryson’s June 9th collision in San Gabriel and Rosemead.
Read full articleExperts Say Recent Deaths of Mentally Ill Highlight Need for Police Officer Training
July 10, 2012Deadly encounters between law enforcement officers and persons suffering from mental illness are not a new phenomenon. … Calling the police is sometimes the worst thing someone can do when dealing with a mentally ill person, according to Dave Meyer, a professor in the Institute of Psychiatry, Law and the Behavioral Sciences at the USC Keck School of Medicine.
Read full articleSurveillance Requests to Cellphone Carriers Surge
July 9, 2012WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. made more than 1.3 million requests for consumers’ cellphone records in 2011, a surge over previous years that reflected the increasingly gray area between privacy and technology.
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