“The text read, ‘this is Akron, we got a 911 call, is everything okay?’ And then she literally responds back with ‘help’ and the address,” Capt. David Laughlin with the Akron Police Department told WJW.
Police told WEWS they were able to locate the woman who called 911 along with a 26-year-old man in the home who had been shot and was in critical condition.
In the past 48 hours, there have been two public safety alerts regarding 911 outages in the area.
BANGOR —Soon, when you dial the Penobscot Regional Communications Center’s non-emergency line, artificial intelligence will answer the phone.
The hope is that the system will help to ease the workload for the understaffed dispatch center, which took more than 68,000 calls last year alone.
Washington, D.C. — Representatives Norma J. Torres (CA-35) – the first former 9-1-1 dispatcher to serve in Congress – and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) – a former FBI Special Agent and federal prosecutor – announced the reintroduction of the bipartisan 9-1-1 Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services (SAVES) Act. 9-1-1 dispatchers are currently not classified as first responders, though other professions like school crossing guards are. At zero cost to American taxpayers, the 9-1-1 SAVES Act reclassifies 9-1-1 dispatchers as first responders and recognizes America’s over 100,000 9-1-1 professionals for their work to save lives. The bipartisan bill has the support of fire, police, 9-1-1, and public safety organizations across the United States.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Filing a police report has become easier for many.
CCPD has introduced a new feature that enables you to virtually meet with a police officer to file your case.
