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Putnam Addresses Problem
January 15, 2013BANCROFT – Wayne Asbury said he’s not moving the decorative rock his daughter bought him. It sits along his driveway and displays the numbers of his street address. Well, what used to be his street address.
Read full articleCalif.: Riverside County Police End Radio Access
January 10, 2013Hobbyists who have enjoyed listening to scanners as deputies report dramatic details of the hunt for a bank robber or fleeing car pursuit will be shut out.
Read full articleBoone County, Mo., Gathers Details for 9-1-1 Tax Proposal
January 7, 2013Boone County officials still are sorting out the details of how the county will structure Public Safety Joint Communications and Emergency Management as they face a Jan. 22 deadline to put a sales tax to fund 9-1-1 operations on the April ballot.
Read full articleNYC Man Accused of Making 403 Phony 9-1-1 Calls
January 7, 2013NEW YORK (AP) – Police say a 51-year-old landlord who lived on one of Brooklyn’s trendiest corners was so annoyed by street noise that he placed hundreds of 911 calls of bogus tales, including a subway explosion, to bring police to the scene.
Read full articlePolice Look into Call That Preceded Murder-Suicide
January 7, 2013Pittsburgh police are investigating whether city police officers followed the proper procedures in clearing a 9-1-1 call from a Larimer home where a woman was found a day later shot to death.
Read full articleNew 9-1-1 Center to Open
January 7, 2013News & Record (Greensboro, NC) GREENSBORO – When shots ring out, a fire rages or a medical emergency unfolds in…
Read full articleCDC: 1 in 24 Admit Nodding Off While Driving
January 3, 2013NEW YORK (AP) — This could give you nightmares: 1 in 24 U.S. adults say they recently fell asleep while driving. The government estimates that about 3 percent of fatal traffic crashes involve drowsy drivers, but other estimates have put that number as high as 33 percent.
Read full articleCities Study Merging 9-1-1 Centers
January 2, 2013Four Columbus suburbs will spend more than $50,000 in state grants to study the feasibility of merging their 9-1-1 dispatching operations.
Read full articleFive Questions with … a 9-1-1 Dispatcher
January 2, 2013What is a typical day for a dispatcher? An interview with John Carter, a supervisor in the communications division with the Anaheim (Calif.) Police Department.
Read full articleWest Virginia: $33M Tower Project to Go Online June 2013
December 27, 2012West Virginia has started testing a $33 million upgrade to its emergency communications tower network – a project designed to bolster public safety and make Internet available to homes in rural communities.
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