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Woman Pays Fine for Calling 9-1-1 about Dog Collapse
June 6, 2012O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman has paid a $100 fine for calling 911 to report her dog had…
Read full articleAtlantic City to Discuss How to Use Grant to Update Police Department Technology
June 5, 2012Atlantic City officials will meet this week to discuss spending a $3.5 million grant to upgrade the Police Department’s outdated technology.
Read full articlePlatteville (Iowa) Police Ramp up Efforts to Recycle Used Phones for 9-1-1 Use
June 5, 2012PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The Platteville Police Department is ramping up efforts to benefit victims of domestic violence as well as senior citizens by recycling unused cellphones.
Read full articleColumbia (Mo.) Police Chief Ken Burton Advocates Broadening Tax Discussion Beyond 9-1-1
June 4, 2012Columbia Police Chief Ken Burton would like officials who are considering asking voters to approve a 911 tax in November to discuss broadening the request to be a countywide public safety tax.
Read full articleBoard Approves 9-1-1 Call Center Deal
June 1, 2012Vivian Sade, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Fort Wayne and Allen County officials learned Wednesday that the long-awaited project to update…
Read full articleChesco Man Charged with Impersonating Federal Agent
June 1, 2012On April 9, a Coatesville man called a 911 operator in Chester County and identified himself as a federal “off-duty enforcement officer.” According to a federal arrest affidavit, Eric Marques Devlin-Bell, 21, told the operator he had been driving a dark-blue, Crown Victoria “police cruiser” when he caught up with a motorist in a black Jaguar who had been speeding in excess of 100 mph on Route 202 south in Tredyffrin Township.
Read full articleBradley Tackles 9-1-1 Shortfall, Sales Tax Dispute
June 1, 2012CLEVELAND, Tenn. — The Bradley County Commission plans to tackle two major financial issues Monday evening: an ongoing dispute over sales tax revenues with Cleveland and recurring budget shortfalls with Bradley County 911.
Read full articleCities Lobby County Budget Committee about 9-1-1 Dispatch
May 29, 2012LEWISTON/AUBURN: Lewiston City Administrator Ed Barrett and interim Auburn City Manager Don Gerrish drafted a letter to the Budget Committee urging them to reconsider the County Commission’s May 23 decision to keep dispatch in-house and to spend $350,000 for capital upgrades to the system.
Read full articleDispatchers React to ‘Hot Button’ Call for Help
May 29, 2012Pennsylvania: The “hot button” on the county’s new radio system worked for an ambulance crew in danger.
Read full article9-1-1 Update Funding Delayed Call Center’s Budget Frustrating County, City Officials Alike
May 25, 2012Allen County Council members are getting nervous because they have yet to be contacted about the funding of a proposed multimillion-dollar project to update the city-county 911 call center.
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