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Patrol
Prankster Radios Officer Down with Stolen Portable
A portable radio stolen from a Lake County (Fla.) Sheriff's deputy was used Monday to call in "officer down" and "shots fired" to dispatchers, who caught on to the prank and didn't send patrol units.
March 1, 2011
Technology
Alabama County's Dispatchers Get New PlantCML Call Processing System
The center is currently equipped with 10 call taking positions to field emergency and administrative calls, as well as to dispatch calls to first responders at the Decatur Police Department, Decatur Fire and Rescue, the Morgan County Rescue Squad, Trinity Police Department, Priceville Police Department, Decatur EMS and 22 volunteer fire departments.
February 14, 2011
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Wounded Charleston County (S.C.) Deputy's Radio Call
On Jan. 21, Charleston County (S.C.) Sheriff's Deputy Jeffrey DeGrow responded to a burglary call and was shot six times, including one in his right eye. DeGrow kept his calm while radioing in his position and a suspect description even as he was gravely wounded. The NLEOMF named DeGrow its Officer of the Month for May.
June 13, 2010
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Technology
APCO Announces Communications Award Winners
The Public-Safety Communications awards are presented annually by APCO International to public safety communications personnel who have demonstrated the highest levels of personal and professional conduct and performance in the line of duty.
May 23, 2010
Technology
Iowa 911 Call Center First to Accept Text Messages
An emergency call center in the basement of the county jail in Waterloo, Iowa, became the first in the country to accept text messages sent to "911," starting Wednesday.
August 23, 2009
Patrol
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.
August 20, 2009
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Reducing Response to Non-Emergency 911 Calls
The ongoing recession has forced police departments to look for areas where they can save money. One source of savings may be found in your agency's response to 911 calls.
July 30, 2009
Your agency may be able to reduce costs by studying how to reduce 911 calls and also how to limit police response in situations that show no evidence of an emergency. Photo via Rhea C (Flickr.com).
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Pittsburgh Dispatchers Receive Weapon Question Guide in Wake of Ambush Killings
"We're never gonna let this happen again. Not on my watch," county Emergency Services Chief Robert A. Full said yesterday in pledging that 911 employees will make every effort to uncover critical information that could save police officers' lives.
April 8, 2009
Patrol
Pittsburgh 911 Worker Didn't Tell Responding Officers that Poplawski Owned Guns
When Richard Poplawski's mother called 911 to ask that her son be removed from their home in Stanton Heights, she acknowledged that he had weapons. But that crucial piece of information never was relayed to the three Pittsburgh police officers who responded Saturday and were fatally shot.
April 6, 2009
Patrol
Pennsylvania State Police Dispatcher Slain by Former Boyfriend
A 20-year-old Drexel Hill radio dispatcher for the Pennsylvania State Police was killed by her estranged boyfriend last night as her 13-year-old sister hid in a closet frantically calling their father and police, police say.
December 30, 2008
Patrol
NYPD Dispatcher Allegedly Arranged Sexual Tryst With 14-Year-Old Girl
When the 56-year-old man arrived at the Philadelphia-area mall last Friday morning, FBI agents arrested him and found nine condoms, bottles of flavored lubricant, and a high-definition video camcorder in a bag that he had in his car.
August 20, 2008
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