he Mt. Vernon Police Department would like to welcome their newest telecommunicator (911 dispatcher) Javier Ruiz-Roubert. He will be answering 911 calls, dispatching police, fire, and EMS that are within the city. Javier brings experience to this position having worked as a part time telecommunicator with another agency, EMT for an ambulance company, and a volunteer firefighter…
Telecommunicator Roberta Clutz has been received an honor from Illinois State Police by being named as Telecommunicator of the Year recently.
Clutz has served the Illinois State Police for more than 16 years as a telecommunicator specialist, beginning her career in 2004 at ISP District 21. She has continued her career at the Pontiac Communications Center.
On March 7, 2019, while working the District 6 radio console and training a Telecommunicator Trainee, Clutz handled an incident that involved a multi-agency high-speed pursuit after the fatal shooting of a police officer in Rockford… READ MORE
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV) — An investigation has begun into a package sent to the Luzerne County 911 Center.
That package was a “glitter bomb”, shooting glitter all over when opened. And, county officials say it’s no laughing matter.
Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis confirms the investigation. 911 officials say they can’t comment on this ongoing investigation, only to say they are cooperating with detectives from the district attorney’s office… READ MORE
Shrewsbury – Town Meeting members met for a Special Town Meeting Sept. 29 to vote on a measure to approve $42 million debt exclusion to fund a new police station and public safety radio system. That request was resoundingly approved. Next, the voters will have their say when the question is presented on the Nov. 3 ballot.
The existing police station, which was built in 197, has according to Police Chief Kevin E. Anderson, significantly outlived its intended lifetime….
MANSFIELD – H. Lee Robinson announced his retirement from the Mansfield Division of Police effective Tuesday as a 911 operator.
Robinson was hired by the Mansfield Fire Department on July 8, 1988 as a dispatcher and transferred to the Public Safety Communications Center as a telecommunicator in May 1991 when public safety dispatching was combined with 911 to form one communications center… READ MORE
With the local economy shaken and city revenues on a steep decline, Palo Alto is preparing to reconsider its most ambitious infrastructure project: the new public safety building that is slated to go up in the California Avenue business district.
The city has recently gone out to bid on the project, which has an estimated price tag of $115 million. City Manager Ed Shikada said Monday that the city expects to get the bids back in the coming weeks, giving the council a chance to approve construction work for the project before the end of the year…
