The history of bias in policing plays a huge role in how some residents feel about law enforcement, and it is up to current municipal leaders to improve the way police respond to calls and the way officers treat people of color, Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton told the East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission Wednesday.
Little Rock’s 911 center director says the first calls about a plane crash that killed five people went unanswered, making it an example of why her improvement plans are important.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — As call volumes continue to rise, adequate staffing is one of the biggest issues facing nearly half of all U.S. emergency dispatch centers in the U.S., according to a new study.
A Greene County police dispatcher was justifiably fired last year for the “brazen conversion of county taxpayer resources to personal gain,” an Iowa judge has ruled.
Newly released state records indicate Matthew J. Roberts was fired last September from the Greene County Sheriff’s Department after it was alleged he had been using county staff, computers and other equipment to run his private auction business from the front counter of the Greene County Law Enforcement Center.
On February 21, 2023, MACo Legislative Director Kevin Kinnally testified in support of HB 745 Criminal Law – False Statements – Emergency or Commission of Crime (Antiswatting Act of 2023) before the House Judiciary Committee. This bill would strengthen state laws to protect first responders and residents from malicious threats that disrupt emergency communications and jeopardize public safety.
