Gena Blair Recognized For 25 Years Of Dedicated Service With ECSD (IL)

by | Jan 24, 2020 | Comm Center News

Effingham, IL -(Effingham Radio)- On January 21st at the monthly meeting of the Effingham County Board, Office Deputy Gena Blair was recognized for her 25 years of dedicated service to the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office. 

Blair has been employed at the Sheriff’s Office since March 1, 1992 where she started as a part time Telecommunicator. On August 24, 1994 she began working as a full-time Telecommunicator. On January 1, 2017 she assumed the duties of Office Deputy…READ MORE 

Now hiring: Columbus Division of Police looking for dispatchers (OH)

by | Jan 24, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Crystal Teamer experienced stressful situations when she worked as a flight attendant. Nothing though that compares to the stress she deals with in her current position as a Columbus Police 9-1-1 dispatcher.

“I had a call last week, it bothered me,” Teamer says. “I cried when I got home.  That’s OK but you can’t let that bother you every single day. You can’t take everything personal.”

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Judge Refuses To Dismiss Plush Family Lawsuit Against City

by | Jan 24, 2020 | Comm Center News

Hamilton County Judge Robert Ruehlman has overruled a motion by the city of Cincinnati to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of Kyle Plush. But the city is looking to the Court of Appeals, filing its request just hours after Ruehlman’s decision.

[…] Last month attorneys for the city and Kyle Plush’s parents presented arguments as to whether the lawsuit naming the city of Cincinnati, former City Manager Harry Black, dispatchers Amber Smith and Stephanie Magee, and police officers Edsel Osborn and Brian Brazile, should move forward.

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Tinder adds a panic button for dates that go wrong

by | Jan 24, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News

Tinder is following in Uber’s lead in adding in-app safety features for dates that become unsafe.The dating app is adding new safety features, including a panic button that alerts safety authorities if something goes wrong during a date. Tinder has also added the ability to check-in, telling friends where the daters are.

[…] If the user feels unsafe, they will have to open the Noonlight app and press a button that discreetly contacts Noonlight dispatchers. The dispatcher will first send them a text so they don’t have to vocally talk for help. If that’s unanswered, Noonlight will send a code and call them. If there are no answer, Noonlight will dispatch emergency services.

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