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Nothing But 9-1-1
February 6, 2013With aldermen bracing for the political fallout, Chicago is implementing a dramatic change in 9-1-1 dispatch to free the equivalent of 44 police officers a day to respond to the most serious crimes.
Read full article9-1-1 Call, Document Shed Light on Vet’s Mindset
February 6, 2013San Angelo Standard-Times (Texas) FORT WORTH – A 911 recording and documents released Tuesday reveal more about the possible state…
Read full articleBedbugs Infiltrate Quincy Police HQ
February 6, 2013QUINCY – The bedbugs were biting, but Quincy police believe they have neutralized the suspect.
Read full articlePolice: Fla. Man Arrested After Pocket-Dialing 9-1-1
January 31, 2013A conversation with two passengers landed a Florida tow truck driver in jail after his cellphone pocket-dialed 9-1-1 and dispatchers listened in.
Read full articleOff-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.
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