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DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Two of the largest Police Departments in North Texas are working to overcome a national shortage of 9-1-1 dispatchers.
The shortage has resulted in several delayed responses from Dallas Police. City Council woman Cara Mendelsohn said Tuesday that department leadership has taken action to implement a signing bonus for dispatchers.
“But we’ve got to do more so we have a stable staffing of professionals,” said Mendelsohn.
The department also assigned its class of new recruits to work dispatch…
