Duspatcher Patrick W. Spivey Passes Away (IL)

Patrick was born on July 10, 1974 in Centerville, IL; the son of the late Carlton and Shirley (Statler) Spivey. Patrick was a proud volunteer fireman and dispatcher for the Madison Fire Department; 911 dispatcher for the city of Madison and also served as a supervisor dispatcher for the Belleville Police Department and was a dispatcher for US Steel. Patrick was a well known outdoorsman who was an expert trout fisherman and loved to camp and deer hunt. Patrick loved his family and never missed a chance to take trips with his kids, visiting almost half of all major league baseball stadiums. He was a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan and loved to watch and cheer on the Kansas City Chiefs and he always supported his hometown hockey team, the St. Louis Blues…

Millions in CARES Act funds will help Frisco, McKinney support public safety (TX)

Millions of dollars from the federal government to be distributed by Collin County will help offset public safety expenditures in Frisco and McKinney next year.

Both cities are entering interlocal agreements with the county following their respective council meetings this past week for the distribution of aid from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act…

FBI Warns of DoppelPaymer Attacks on Critical Infrastructure

The FBI is warning businesses of DoppelPaymer ransomware attacks and a change in tactics among operators, who are now cold-calling victims to pressure them into paying the ransom.

These attacks have disrupted the provision of healthcare, emergency, and education services for people around the world, officials say. They point to one September 2020 incident in which the ransomware hit a German hospital; another attack in the same month compromised a county’s emergency call center and blocked officials from accessing a computer-aided dispatch system…

Mediation between cities, county over alleged breach of contract to begin in January (NC)

ROCKINGHAM — Officials and legal counsel from the county government and the cities of Rockingham and Hamlet will hold the first official meeting of their mediation over the county’s alleged breach of contract in mid-January 2021.

The exact date has not yet been decided, but the parties have narrowed it down to two dates in January, according to Hamlet City Manager Matthew Christian. This proposed meeting comes after months of tension that followed the county’s decision in April to switch from a system in which sales tax revenues were distributed by the state in proportion to each local government entity’s population size to one in which revenues were distributed in proportion to their ad valorem taxes levied…

Campus Police Dispatcher at Indiana University

Responsible for answering emergency and non-emergency calls. Evaluates and disseminates all calls in order of priority. Dispatches appropriate units and follows established protocol. Answers emergency and non-emergency radio traffic and acts as a critical part of every incident by facilitating requests and ensuring procedures and protocols are followed. Enters data into department’s computer-aided dispatch system. Accesses state and federal crime files through the Indiana Data and Communication System (IDACS) and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC)…