PERRYSBURG — Owens Community College has given its police department dispatchers a pay increase and also has built in a lump sum payment for three years.
At its December meeting, the board of trustees approved an hourly rate of $14 for the five Fraternal Order of Police dispatchers.
Base pay used to be $12.35, said Jason Griffin, director of marketing and communications at Owens.
The union had asked….
Kaua’i, HI (KITV) — The Kaua’i Police Department recognized two of their dispatchers after assisting a caller with the delivery of a baby.
A man called 911 to report that his wife was in labor and delivering their child around 2:30 a.m. back in September of 2019. The caller reported that the baby’s head was crowning and within a few minutes, the baby was delivered.
Emergency Services Dispatchers Deborah Carvalho and Donn Taniguchi were both honored…
TOWN OF MOHAWK, NY (WRGB) — A 911 dispatcher is being credited for helping authorities arrest a 20-year-old man charged in the killing of his father.
56-year-old Dallas Eller Jr. was shot to death this morning in his home in Montgomery County. Just hours ago, authorities held a news conference explaining how that dispatcher helped protect the deputies who arrived while the suspect was still in the house.
“Anytime we are going to a scene where shots are fired it makes our senses extremely
ILION — The Ilion Police Station will be closed “intermittently” to keep more officers on the street and reduce a duplication of services.
A Dec. 30 Facebook post by the village of Ilion stated the station will “be closed intermittently from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.” starting Jan. 2, adding “Police Officers are on duty; however, during that time the station desk is not staffed and those needing immediate assistance can use the phone outside the door to contact the 911 Center.”
Mayor Brian Lamica said during a telephone interview Friday the…
Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport shooting, killing 5 and injuring 6 others. The mass shooting near the baggage claim in Terminal 2 leading to security upgrades, increased training and more Broward deputies assigned to airport duties. The airport now has access to an Integrated Public Alert Warning system to lessen confusion during an emergency …
The Flagler County Sheriff’s 911 Communications Center is now a certified training center as well, which means training 911 dispatcher will be done in-house. At Sheriff Rick Staly’s direction, a Training and Relief Supervisor position was created for the Communications Center at the end of 2017. Supervisor Genice Caccavale was tasked with creating an approved training program that would certify the agency’s Communications Center as an approved …
