The Marshall County Fiscal Court last week announced it had denied the appeal of the former Marshall County E911 dispatcher who was terminated in December after being arrested and charged with a felony.
Tonya Clevidence, 46, was arrested Dec. 9 by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) and subsequently fired by the county after the Murray Police Department…
AUSTINTOWN — With a $503,000 expansion to the Austintown Township Police Department nearing completion, dispatchers in the building are eager to move to new space that not only will provide more elbow room, but also help improve efficiency in responding to emergencies in multiple communities.
“We outgrew the old room and needed space,” said township police Chief Robert Gavalier.
Stephen Sinn, township dispatch supervisor, said beginning in 2016, the Austintown dispatch center began dispatching for other communities in a consolidation process sparked by the disbanding of a…
ALBANY – Staffing shortages at the 9-1-1 communications center in the City of Albany is something NewsChannel 13 has been reporting on for months. The city is now taking proposals from emergency communications consultants. They want the consultant to come in and look at the problems with dispatch.
“If the police department had the time to do it I’m sure that they’re capable of doing it, but we really want them focused…
Snow isn’t a common occurrence on southern Vancouver Island, and the sight has caused many people to reach out to emergency responders.
E-Comm, which runs the South Island 9-1-1/Police Dispatch Centre out of Saanich, said that when snow started falling on Sunday night there was a jump in calls.
“We saw more than 30 extra 911 calls, a 10 per cent increase…
Trooper Mitchell Reynolds of the State Highway Patrol’s Marietta post and Dispatcher Sara Morgan of the Cambridge Dispatch Center recently received letters of commendation and certificates for their life-saving efforts during an incident on Sept. 24 in Washington County.
The pair are credited with helping to save the life of Vincent resident Charles Robinson who was reportedly suffering a stroke when stopped by Reynolds on U.S. 50 near Little Hocking…
