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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 15, 2011

FCC Chairman Announces Next-Gen 911 Action Plan at APCO

Addressing the nation's leading public safety communications officials, the FCC's chairman said the commission's top three next-generation 911 priorities for public safety include location accuracy, establishment of a governance framework, and funding.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 22, 2011

Pittsburgh Ambush Trial: Poplawski Confessed In Phone Calls

Richard Poplawski admitted in phone calls to a friend and 911 dispatchers he was killing police officers at his home, witnesses testified Tuesday in his capital murder trial.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 20, 2011

Prank Call Ties Up Kansas LE Resources for Several Hours

Responding deputies from the Johnson County (Kan.) Sheriff's Office actively investigated a 911 accident call for two hours that turned out to be a prank call, according to the agency.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2011

Fla. Traffic Violator Made Fake 911 Call to Avoid Arrest

A Florida man called 911 from his cell phone to report shots fired in an effort to divert a Collier County Sheriff's deputy from arresting him for driving with a suspended license.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2011

NYPD Cop In Rape Trial Slipped Police Vernacular Into 911 Call

The New York Police officer now on trial for rape described a homeless man as a "male white," which may provide a clue that he was an officer rather than a tourist calling to complain about a homeless man.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 30, 2011

Prankster Harassed Police with Hundreds of Hoax Calls

The FBI is pursuing charges against a 20-year-old Wisconsin man who used the Skype videoconferencing service to place hundreds of hoax calls to law enforcement agencies.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2011

Butt-Dialed Call Sends SWAT To Illinois School

Officers searched the Carleton Washburne School in Winnetka, Ill., today after the woman contacted police believing her husband was being held at gunpoint in his office.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 14, 2010

Suspect Jumps California Deputy Responding to 911 Hang-Up

Deputy Traci Salmon, 31, was violently attacked and TASERed at the front door of a mountainous residence, before escaping. The suspect was later arrested.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 25, 2010

Pennsylvania Man Calls 911 to Complain About Bad Pot

A southwestern Pennsylvania man called 911 to complain about the "nasty weed" he smoked.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2009

Police Officer Saves Paramedic Wife's Life

Susan Odom is a paramedic with Atmore Ambulance. Arthur Odom is an officer with the Atmore (Ala.) Police Department. They've been married for 4 1/2 years. When Susan dialed 911 after choking, her husband answered the call and came to her rescue.

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