NEW BUFFALO, Mich. (AP) — A 911 call center on Monday took some responsibility for an Amtrak train derailment last week in southwestern Michigan, saying it misidentified a crossing and contacted a different railroad to warn that a car was stuck on tracks.
An older Milwaukee woman says she was outraged after calling 9 1 1 to report carjacking and was told there would be no police response
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – The parents of a five-week-old infant who can sue a West Virginia county for what they claim is a 911 dispatcher’s bad advice to drive the baby to a hospital instead of waiting for an ambulance to arrive.
After the high profile mishandling of a 911 call hours before a mass shooting in Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood, City Council’s Committee on Public Safety held a hearing on Tuesday intended to look at problems and possible solutions to issues in the city’s 911 dispatch system.
The next year will see some important steps forward as Arlington County looks to uncouple law enforcement from its response to homelessness and behavioral health crises.
In 2024, the county will implement new protocols and a call system to ensure people experiencing behavioral health crises — due to a mental illness, substance use disorder or disability — receive services rather than get arrested and jailed.
