A city employee was arrested Tuesday after authorities said he threatened to carry out a mass shooting.
Jimmy Tucker is in police custody after authorities said he made a threat to shoot up his place of work. Tucker, who works as a 911 call taker in the communications sector of the San Antonio Police Department, reportedly made…
A plan to move the sheriff’s department dispatchers to the 911 call center at the county’s Bureau of Emergency Services that is taking longer than expected has county lawmakers questioning whether the goal is achievable.
“There are still a lot of moving parts,” explained BES Commissioner Ken Clair at the November meeting of the county’s Protective Services Committee.
The plan is to have all dispatchers under one roof, so if someone calls 911 for a fire or medical emergency, or they call the sheriff’s office for a police matter, they will all be received at the Emergency Operations Center…
No one can remember the last time Teton County’s communications center was fully staffed, and staffing levels have dipped so low that if one more dispatcher quits your 911 call could go unanswered.
“This keeps me up at night,” Sheriff Matt Carr told the Teton County Board of County Commissioners during a meeting Tuesday morning. “That scares me.”
It’s a problem that Carr is trying to solve by paying dispatchers the same as patrol deputies…
NEW PHILADELPHIA – A West Lafayette native has been honored for his work at the New Philadelphia post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
William L. Courtright has been named the 2019 Ohio State Highway Patrol Telecommunications Award winner at the New Philadelphia Dispatch Center and has also received the honor for the Cambridge District.
The 40-year-old is a 1997 graduate of Ridgewood High School. He lives in Coshocton with his daughter Amelia, 11. Courtright joined the patrol in 2012 as a traveling dispatcher and was permanently assigned to…
NORTH PROVIDENCE – The town is seeking to add five new full-time positions as a plan for the merging of emergency dispatching services with Pawtucket proceeds.
North Providence Communications Director Ralph Nahigian confirmed that the effort to add more personnel coincides with the ongoing discussions on a finalized agreement with the neighboring city.
The estimated combined cost savings of merging services between the communities has been tabbed at $300,000 or more. Officials first announced…
The city of Santa Maria has unveiled its state-of-the-art public safety dispatch system upgrades, which are aimed at boosting response times and improving communication and safety.
Near the start of Tuesday’s meeting, the City Council heard a presentation on the 3-year effort that was among a series of recent upgrades to the public safety communication system at the Santa Maria Police Department...
