A former dispatcher for the Albany Police Department has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, claiming the department failed to address repeated instances of racially and sexually discriminatory harassment by a supervisor, according to court documents.
Marietta Police Chief Katherine Warden and Marietta Fire Chief C.W. Durham expressed concerns they have with the merger and its timeframe.
Within the past 13 years, there has only been one time that the La Vergne emergency communications center was fully staffed. Police said that did not last long. As of publication, the communications center only has seven people on staff. Additionally, there is a shallow pool of qualified applicants and it takes time to train newcomers.
Palmer’s council voted to fully fund the city’s emergency services call center at its Nov. 26 meeting, bringing the center’s staff back to six dispatchers and
The consolidation of 911 dispatch centers across the state is quickly approaching a deadline.
The Arkansas legislature passed the Public Safety Act of 2019 which mandates the 911 call centers receiving state funds shrink by over 30%. Specifically, the Arkansas 911 Board settled on consolidating the 114 dispatch centers to 79 by Jan. 1, 2025.
