Out with the old and in with the new Outagamie County 911 center (WI)
The Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office has been pushing for a new 911 communications center for years and after some pushback it’s finally underway.
Student waits 3 hours for police after alleged rape at New Orleans school (LA)
A 9-1-1 call log shows the victim of an alleged rape at a New Orleans school had to wait three hours for an NOPD officer to arrive.
Amid questions about how calls are prioritized, the head of the 9-1-1 call center says he didn’t know anything about the incident.
Brandon 911 dispatcher dreams of becoming an ‘American Idol’ (MS)
From Brandon to the “American Idol” stage, it’s a dream come true for one performer who spends his days singing and his nights serving his community.
Avon police dispatcher on leave pending special prosecutor investigation (MA)
An Avon police dispatcher was placed on paid administrative leave on Wednesday, the same day it was revealed during an arraignment for Aidan Kearney, known for his controversial “Turtleboy” blog, that he had called a police dispatcher asking her to run license plate information “unlawfully” through a state database.
Beshear announces KSP graduates largest telecommunications class in agency history (KY)
On Oct. 6, Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police announced 30 telecommunicators, representing 13 posts across the commonwealth, have graduated from the KSP Telecommunications Academy. This is the agency’s largest graduating class in its history.
