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Priority Response Video Surveillance May Have Saved Michigan Woman’s Life
September 27, 2012On Sept. 15, 2012, a woman who lives in Kent County, Mich., contacted the sheriff’s office and reported that someone was stalking her. Deputies contacted a local Videofied dealer and borrowed a video alarm system monitored by a CSAA central station.
Read full articleGUILTY PLEA: Ex-9-1-1 Dispatcher Molested Teen Girl
September 27, 2012A longtime Kanawha County Metro 9-1-1 dispatcher admitted Thursday to sexual abuse charges linked to the fondling of his teenage stepdaughter.
Read full articleNew Board to Tackle 9-1-1 Sales Tax Logistics
September 27, 2012A panel of nine Boone County residents is being formed to make recommendations to the Boone County Commission regarding a proposed 9-1-1 sales tax.
Read full articleTiff Over Cameras Not Trivial
September 27, 2012The cameras were installed downtown as a defense against anarchists or other mischief-makers during the RNC, paid for by a federal grant to help Tampa with security expenses. The city gets to keep them. Reddick, among others, wants Buckhorn to consider moving some of the cameras from downtown to higher-need areas such as parking garages or Ybor City.
Read full articleRe-Evaluating Emergency Response System
September 27, 2012Last month’s fire at a recycling plant in Ghent, N.Y., created all kinds of confusion in Southern Berkshire County when reports surfaced that a toxic chemical plume from the blaze might be headed in that direction. Fortunately, that didn’t happen, but the incident proved that even in these days of instantaneous media, emergency communications in the region must be handled better.
Read full articleDaughter Won’t Get Beer, So Man Calls 9-1-1
September 27, 2012A Florida man allegedly called 9-1-1 to accuse his daughter of assault because she wouldn’t get him more beer.
Read full articleProposal Would Give Park Patrol to MPD
September 27, 2012Milwaukee police would take over lakefront and park patrols, as well as more of the 9-1-1 emergency call system, from Milwaukee County, under a plan announced Monday by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele.
Read full articleCompanies, PUC at Odds over $32 Million FairPoint Contract for 9-1-1 System
September 27, 2012AUGUSTA, Maine — Lawyers for two communications companies Wednesday accused the state’s Public Utilities Commission of violating the law and the terms of its own request for bids when the agency chose FairPoint Communications over them to replace the state’s emergency 911 system with an upgraded, Internet-based system for emergency calls.
Read full articleTait Selected to Improve Coverage in Jackson County, WI
September 26, 201226 September, 2012, Houston, Texas – Improving the radio coverage for first responders and law enforcement officers is a priority…
Read full articlePortland Public Safety Agencies Partner with Geocomm Consulting Services for Interoperable Communications Strategic Planning and Dispatch Feasibility Study
September 26, 2012St. Cloud, MN: The City of Portland and the Portland Dispatch Center Consortium (PDCC) have initiated a project with GeoComm…
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