Canton 911 Cell Callers Benefit, As Nearly All Calls Go Directly to City Dispatch Center (OH)

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Stark County’s goal of getting most 911 calls taken care of by the first dispatcher who answers the phone is slowly being realized.

As of March 1, most people calling 911 in the city of Canton from a cell phone got the new Canton dispatch center as their first point of contact.

The calls used to go to the county sheriff’s call center, and the call had to be transferred…