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Technology

Va. County Offers Text-to-911 Service

An emergency communications center in York County, Va., began offering text-to-911 service Monday, according to APCO International.

December 10, 2012

Patrol

Tampa PD To Public: Call Me Maybe

The Tampa Police Department provides their lip-sync version of the Carly Rae Jepsen hit to tell their community to call with crime tips and information.

November 1, 2012

Special Units

Mich. Law Targets 'Swatting' Prank

Michigan's Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation targeting "swatting," where pranksters make 911 calls that result in tactical units responding to fake emergencies.

October 16, 2012

Technology

AT&T Begins 'Text To 911' Testing In Tennessee

AT&T will work with the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board (TECB) to provide a "text to 911" trial service that would allow AT&T wireless users to send text messages to Tennessee 911 call centers.

October 4, 2012

Patrol

Slain Dallas Woman's Family Sues Over 911 Response

The family of a woman murdered after calling 911 has sued the Dallas Police Department and the city, claiming the Aug. 19 call was given a lower priority because it came from a lower-income minority neighborhood.

September 19, 2012

Patrol

Texas Woman Found Dead Two Days After 911 Call

The Dallas Police Department is investigating its response to a woman who was found dead two days after calling 911 to report she was being attacked.

August 21, 2012

Patrol

Minn. Officers Ambushed After Fake 911 Call

A man who was shot by Minneapolis Park Police Tuesday after stabbing a female officer called 911 to lure officers, police said. The officer and her partner were responding to a report of a knifepoint robbery in the area of Minnehaha Parkway West at Bryant Avenue South.

August 21, 2012

Technology

Next-Gen 911: Federal Funds Drive Implementation

Many of us now carry smartphones, laptops, and tablet computers with us everywhere, making our preferred mode of reporting an emergency—by cell, text, photo or video—incompatible with the current system. For example, when callers dial 911 from their smartphone, that telephone number no longer equates to a fixed location.

August 21, 2012

Patrol

Sheriff Releases 911 Calls From Sikh Temple Shooting

The Milwaukee County (Wis.) Sheriff's Office has released a recording of the 911 calls it received from people on Aug. 5 reporting that a gunman was shooting people at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek.

August 19, 2012

Technology

Feds Name NYPD Deputy Chief, Iowa Sheriff To Broadband Panel

A New York City deputy chief and Iowa sheriff will join a 15-member panel that will establish a nationwide broadband network for public safety, acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank announced Monday.

August 19, 2012

Technology

Wasting Emergency Assets

Something like 38% of all 911 calls in New York City are now attributed to the phenomenon known as "butt-dialing." The New York City 911 operators receive 10.4 million calls a year and nearly 4 million of them are accidental. And the Big Apple is not alone in suffering from this problem. It's a nationwide plague caused by a little-known cellphone feature.

June 6, 2012

Patrol

Md. Dispatcher Snores During 911 Call

A Montgomery County, Md., emergency dispatcher could be heard snoring while a frantic woman tried to get help with her husband who was turning blue.

May 23, 2012