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The Grapevine Police Department is dealing with a major shortage of 911 dispatchers and is hoping a signing bonus will help.
Grapevine Police are offering a $1,200 bonus for newly-hired dispatchers — $600 upon hire, $300 upon completion of the probationary period, and another $300 on the one-year anniversary.
Amanda McNew with Grapevine Police says they’re looking for people who are strong multitaskers.
Like all other police departments throughout North Texas and across the country, Grapevine is experiencing a critical shortage of 911 call-takers. McNew says while that is not leading to 911 calls going unanswered, they are having to use police officers and firefighters to answer the phones…
