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Georgia Police to Get New Radio System

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The new system will be tied into the county’s broadband network, which is under construction and will include several new radio towers. The radio system might be ready for use by October.

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In Motion Technology Awarded Georgia State-Wide Contract for Trauma Transfer/Communications System

Vancouver, BC, September 20, 2011 – In Motion Technology, the leader in mobile networking technologies that efficiently connect and manage equipment, information and people in the field, announced today that it has been awarded a state-wide contract for an Automatic Vehicle Location System (AVLS) for the trauma care network for Georgia. Phase 1 implementation is now complete, and it is expected that Phase 2 initial deployment will be completed by September 30, 2011.

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Men Suspected of Hallucinating Call 9-1-1 for Help

Springfield, Ga. (AP) — South Georgia authorities say two men became so high on drugs they began hallucinating and called 9-1-1 when they thought intruders had broken into a home.

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Ga. Woman Calls 911 After the Wrong Chinese Food Was Delivered

Savannah, Ga. (NY Daily News) — A Georgia woman was reprimanded, not charged, after calling 9-1-1 to report that her local Chinese restaurant had delivered her the wrong order. The Savannah-Chatham Metro Police released the following audio recording of the call.

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Man Pocket Dials 9-1-1; Drug Conversation Heard

Gainesville, Ga. — Authorities say a Georgia man “pocket-dialed” 911 and the dispatcher on the other end overheard people discussing a drug deal.

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Dozing Murray County 9-1-1 Dispatchers Lose Jobs

Chatsworth, Ga. — When two calls from a medic unit went unanswered at Murray County’s 911 dispatch office, a video showed the dispatcher with her bare feet propped on her desk, her eyes closed and her head tilted to one side, according to county records.

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Savannah Chatham Metropolitan 9-1-1 Celebration Plans

Catherine “Cathy” Plaster, communications center coordinator for Savannah Chatham (Ga.) Metropolitan 9-1-1, informed us that it has an extensive week planned for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week 2011.

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