by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 17, 2019 | Comm Center News
MILFORD, Pa. (AP) – State police dispatcher Nicole Palmer had just arrived for her 11 p.m. shift and was on the phone with a man complaining about his neighbor‘s fireworks when she heard a gunshot.
An assassin‘s bullet had slammed into the chest of her co-worker, Cpl. Bryon Dickson II, who was just leaving for the night. He immediately crumpled to the ground, just outside the front doors of the Blooming Grove barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Palmer – the first witness in the trial of Eric Frein, who is charged in the…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 17, 2019 | Comm Center News
TEANECK, NJ – More than 40 residents from around northern New Jersey were recognized Monday morning for their contributions to the community.
During the fifth annual Hometown Hero awards, which were held at Holy Name Medical Center, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer honored a group that included first responders, veterans, business…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 17, 2019 | Comm Center News
A provider issue has led to the inability of Oneida County residents in the Bridgewater area on the 822 exchange with Windstream Telephone to dial 9-1-1 for emergency services…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 17, 2019 | Comm Center News
A county dispatcher who was accused of sharing a recording of a 911 call about a possible weapon in a vehicle with a friend will serve a year of probation and give up his job.
Brad Saddler, 29, of Salem, pleaded guilty last month to a disorderly persons offense for hindering.
He was indicted last year on charges of second-degree official
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 17, 2019 | Comm Center News
CHARLESTON, W.Va (WCHS / WVAH) — In October, Kanawha County Metro 911 became the first organization in the state to recognize their dispatchers as first responders.
Metro 911 dispatchers say they take anywhere from 1200 to 1500 calls a day. Training coordinator, Derek Johnson, said they do so much more than just answer calls.
“If there is an emergency in the county, it starts here. They’re the ones…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 17, 2019 | Comm Center News
A proposal to address short staffing in the Riley County Police Department’s communications center involves breaking up the seven months of required training, pay increases and a heavier focus on recruiting dispatchers.
Director Dennis Butler and Capt. Erin Freidline, support division commander, presented the proposal to the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board, or law board, at a meeting Monday.
Officials said the communications center, which dispatches police, fire and EMS services throughout the…
