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Under pressure from Republican leaders, the Justice Department on Monday afternoon reversed itself and released a full, uncensored transcript of the Orlando terrorist's 911 call on the night of the massacre.
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City officials quickly decided to use the 311 call center as an alternative but debated for at least a half hour how to let the public know about the problems.
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The NYPD smartphones that every officer is set to be issued by next year will become an invaluable resource in fighting crime in real time, officials said Sunday.
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The Aurora Police Department was on high alert Monday after a dispatch operator received an alarming and anonymous call threatening local law enforcement.
Read More →TCS' new modular and scalable solution is designed to reliably and accurately route 9-1-1 voice calls, text and multimedia to PSAPs and emergency responders.
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Officers Benjamin Metz, 38, and John Schwarze, 45, a K-9 handler for Lake Wales Police Department, were wounded, Velasquez said. The bullet that struck Schwarze was stopped by his duty belt.
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Police officers rushed to the area, and when they arrived, they encountered not Kendall, but the citizen who dialed 911. That citizen is white and in his mid 50s, similar to Kendall, police said.
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Only 100 call centers out of more than 6,000 across the country are capable of receiving and responding to text messages. But that may be changing soon.
Read More →New World Systems, a provider of public safety software, has announced a new partnership with Intrado, a provider of 9-1-1 technology solutions, to equip Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) across the country with Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1)-ready solutions. The goal of this formal partnership is to help public safety agencies keep up with changing technology requirements, and improve emergency response for their citizens.
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Four major wireless carriers rolled out a text-to-911 feature. AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile met the Thursday deadline to enable text-to-911 service, giving people a way of reaching emergency responders when a voice call is not an option
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