Stark County is now in the “21st century.”
That was the reaction of Sheriff Steve Sloan, after the county’s 911 service went online last week. County and Illinois State Police leaders marked the occasion in Toulon on Monday afternoon.
Prior to going online, Stark County was the last of the 102 counties in the state to not have the service.
We have every reason to feel safe in this area, not because we are immune to tragedy but because we have some of the best prepared and most dedicated first-responders available. If you don’t believe it, check Friday’s edition of The Daily Independent.
People want to live in well and safe communities. A cornerstone of community safety and wellness is 911 emergency communications. The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) Metro Dispatch Center is the largest primary Public Safety (911) Answering Point (PSAP) in Washtenaw County, responsible for over 96% of the county’s population. Metro Dispatch currently dispatches for 11 different law enforcement agencies in Washtenaw County,
On August 27, 2024, at approximately 3:36 PM, the Dover Police Department received a call from an individual in Albania, reporting that their brother’s boat was sinking in the English Channel off the coast of Dover, England. The caller had conducted an internet search for the “Dover Police Department” and the first search result on the screen proved to be the Dover, Delaware Police Department. The family member thought they were calling Dover, England but was connected with our agency here in the United States.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Barrow County’s Board of Commissioners honored over 50 public safety departments and agencies that helped respond to the shooting at Apalachee High School in their meeting on Tuesday night.
There are those who literally answered the 911 calls at Barrow County E911.
“They receive these calls of people crying and screaming, and hiding callers, and it was just amazing, the professionalism they exhibited when they answered those calls,” said Pickett.
