Beginning last week, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office inaugurated a feature that allows citizens a new way to call for help on “911.”

The Department says their slogan now  is “Call if you can; Text if you can’t.”

Summit County’s Public Safety Communications Center went live on Jan. 13th with what they call Next Generation 911 which means they can now accept 911 text messages.

Sheriff’s Lt. Andrew Wright said the feature is designed for those citizens who may not be able… READ MORE