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Downers Grove’s Porter New President of Illinois Chiefs of Police
June 25, 2013Downers Grove Police Chief Robert A. Porter took office as president of the 1,200 member Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP) at the organization’s Summer Conference in Downers Grove on June 21, along with six other new officers.
Read full articleMore Kansas Agencies Deploy Saltus Technologies digiTICKET eCitation System
June 24, 2013Saltus Technologies announced that the police departments of Dodge City, Edwardsville, Merriam and Salina and the Saline County Sheriff’s Office have all purchased digiTICKET in the past six months.
Read full articleN.C.: Durham’s 9-1-1 Service Restored After Disruption
June 24, 2013Durham’s 9-1-1 emergency service was restored early Thursday afternoon after some callers couldn’t get through for more than three hours.
Read full articleNew York: Change Due in 9-1-1 Response Statistics
June 24, 2013The Bloomberg administration will announce today it is going to change the way it calculates response times to emergency 9-1-1 calls.
Read full articleOhio: Cost Limits High-Tech Radio Use
June 24, 2013Even in a small city such as Logan, it wasn’t always possible for police officers and dispatchers to talk to one another over the low-tech radio system.
Read full articleCalif. Man Guilty of False Report That Led To Shooting
June 18, 2013A California man who made a 9-1-1 call that ended with Pasadena police fatally shooting a college student has pleaded guilty to making a false report.
Read full articleMissouri: 9-1-1 Services Will See Upgrade under New Tax
June 18, 2013Boone County officials are placing a priority on emergency response and preparedness after voters approved a new tax to fund upgrades to 9-1-1 and emergency management services.
Read full articleVirginia: Botetourt County Supervisors OK New Radio System
June 18, 2013Botetourt County public safety officials won’t have to buy spare radio parts off eBay now that county supervisors have approved a resolution to upgrade the county’s aging emergency radio equipment.
Read full articleRitron Delivers Major Order to Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority
June 17, 2013Ritron, Inc. has delivered an order for 350pcs of the Ritron NXDN digital locomotive radios to the Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) in Philadelphia, PA.
Read full articleMadison County, Ill., Weathers the Storm with New World Systems’ Software
June 17, 2013New World Systems’ Aegis Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) solution provided Madison County telecommunicators and first responders with essential communications and response coordination capabilities.
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