Emergency dispatch centers in McLean County will start a new text-to-911 service next week.
While members of an activist group seek changes to the Columbus police response to mental health crises to limit potentially deadline outcomes, the city of Columbus announced on Monday that it is expanding a pilot 911 response unit program begun a year ago.
When you have an emergency, help is just a phone call away but filling vacancies in dispatch centers across the state is becoming increasingly difficult.
Dispatcher Justine Mojarro was named Non-Sworn Employee of the Month by the Fontana Police Department in June.
