by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 4, 2019 | Comm Center News
A San Antonio emergency services dispatcher was arrested Monday after he allegedly threatened to carry out a shooting at the dispatch center, according to his arrest affidavit.
Jimmy Tucker, 45, was charged with making terroristic threats after police said he told a coworker on Monday that if a shooting were to happen, he would be the one to shoot up the place, the affidavit said.
Witnesses told police that Tucker was switching out his work station with a co-worker and when she asked Tucker how the day was he responded “it was dead slow,” to which she said, “wow, yesterday was so busy and there were a lot of shootings.” Tucker then said…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 4, 2019 | Comm Center News
It has been a difficult week for Midwest schools. On Monday, a school resource officers in Waukesha Wisconsin shot a 17-year-old student who pointed a gun at officers. On Tuesday, a school resource officer in Oshkosh Wisconsin shot a student who stabbed him during an altercation. In both instances, the students are expected to survive.
[…]The district is phasing in 100 radios that will all connect to their central Emergency Communications Center at the district office. With this system the …
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 4, 2019 | Comm Center News
A local lawmaker is holding a contest to recognize public safety officers for their service to the community.
State Senator Lana Theis on Monday announced a contest to recognize the service of the 22nd Senate District’s public safety officers. The 22nd Senate District includes all of Livingston County and western Washtenaw County.
The contest will recognize one police officer or deputy, jail deputy or corrections officer, firefighter, dispatcher, and emergency medical technician who either works or lives in the district. Nominations are open…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 4, 2019 | Comm Center News
Interim Helena Police Department Chief Steve Hagen on Wednesday honored those who he described as “the ones who get the least amount of credit.”
He was talking about 911 dispatchers. Specifically Chanel Waples and Zach Slattery, who both answered calls in October that directly resulted in saving two lives.
Both dispatchers received distinguished service “lifesaving” awards for their efforts…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 4, 2019 | Comm Center News
To explain how the mass shooting unfolded May 31 in Virginia Beach’s Municipal Center Building 2, The Virginian-Pilot used the police department’s timeline, the report prepared by security risk management firm Hillard Heintze, witnesses who were in the building that day, and other sources familiar with the investigations.
The Pilot has crafted this timeline with an abundance of sourcing and painstaking rigor. Indeed, reporters took so much care that they found and pointed out an error in the police department’s timeline…
