The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office arrested one of its dispatchers for allegedly aiming a gun at someone’s chest Dec. 11 in the town of Wyocena.
Leonel Ramirez, 29, Cambria, faces up to 10 years in prison on a charge of felony second-degree recklessly endangering safety and is also charged with misdemeanors of possessing a firearm while intoxicated and disorderly conduct…
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — 911 callers in Rutherford County can now video chat with dispatchers.
It’s the first of its kind in Tennessee and allows callers using smart phones to video emergency scenes and chat with dispatchers.
Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Mike Fitzhugh said the new Carbyne c-Lite software will pinpoint the exact location of the caller. The video…
“We appreciate the FCC’s efforts to continue shining a bright light on the unacceptable practice of diverting 9-1-1 fees. State and local governments undermine public trust and public safety when they divert millions of dollars collected from wireless consumers that are intended to maintain and enhance our nation’s 9-1-1 system…
PEKIN (HOI) – If you want to know just where Santa will be on Christmas Eve, Tazewell County dispatchers have you covered!
Dispatchers will be broadcasting his location on the scanners at 8:00 p.m. According to a Facebook post by Pekin Police, you can listen by downloading the smartphone app “5-0 Radio”…
SOMERSET, NJ — A local Somerset 4-year old is being called a hero for calling 911 for help when her mother collapsed on the kitchen floor and did not get back up earlier this month.
Isla Glaser was honored on Wednesday in a ceremony at the Franklin Police Headquarters for her bravery in calling for help, and knowing her address so police officers would know where to go.
Lt. Philip Rizzo of the Franklin Township Police Department’s Professional Services Division presented Isla…
FARMINGTON – Dispatchers at the Franklin County Regional Communications Center were recognized for their service during the Sept. 16 explosion response Wednesday evening, with a shadow box presented by a member of Farmington Fire Rescue.
Stephan Bunker, a Farmington selectman and member of Farmington Fire Rescue, appeared at the center with a shadow box provided by the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials International’s Atlantic Chapter. The shadow box, containing a Farmington Fire Rescue …
