A 911 dispatcher is often seen as a lifeline for police officers, providing crucial details they need as they respond to emergencies. Among their duties is to making sure officers are safe, checking in on them during stops and sending back-up when needed.
They are not suppose to say things like this, at least without raising questions about their fitness…
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) – The City of Mankato presented new public safety staff while recognizing current staff and their efforts in protecting the Mankato community.
New public safety staff took the oath of office while current staff was recognized for their enforcement efforts in protecting the Mankato community.
Among those recognized were two firefighters and a police officer…
Abby Howard has been working as a communications operator for the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop H headquarters for the last four years. She never was in a real life-saving situation until August 2, 2019 when she came to the assistance of Jordan Samsone.
“I’ve got out of work and went to Wal-Mart to grab for my children some school supplies,” Howard said. “While I was paying for my items, I heard a loud noise from behind me. When I turned around…
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – A Netflix movie led to a Coral Springs dispatch supervisor’s suspension after officers never responded to a shooting call in June, an internal affairs report concluded.
Just before 7 p.m. on June 9, Guadalupe Herrera called 911 after someone shot at her red Volkswagen as she was pulling out of a gas station. Her front windshield was shattered and a bullet narrowly missed…
An emergency dispatch supervisor streamed a Netflix movie as a Florida woman frantically placed two 911 calls for help after a drive-by shooting, ultimately generating no response from officers for more than 30 minutes before the woman drove to the police station herself, an investigation revealed.
“It’s something we are not proud of,” said Clyde Parry, the police chief in Coral Springs, Florida, reports CBS Miami.
After a bullet pierced…
LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. (WBTV) – Former Chester County dispatcher and law enforcement officer James Baldwin has been found guilty of the 2016 murder of his wife Judy Orr Baldwin.
Judge Dan Hall sentenced James Baldwin to life in prison.
The guilty verdict and life sentence came as a result of a week-long trial nearly three years after investigators first accused Baldwin of killing his wife and then staging a car accident to conceal…
