Telephone technology in North Dakota is helping emergency dispatchers reroute 911 calls near the South Dakota border to the correct state, according to a group that oversees the program.
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
