FLINT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) – In the wake of the tragic shooting at Michigan State University, there has been an outpouring of support for 911 dispatcher Aimee Barajas.
She’s being applauded for her calm demeanor and her diligence to get officers on the scene.
NJSACOP, through its New Jersey Law Enforcement Communications Accreditation Commission, is the legitimate authority and accreditation agency in the state of New Jersey. The Morris County Communications Center must comply with NJSACOP standards in order to achieve accredited status.
“Verification that the Morris Communications Center meets the Commission’s ‘best practices’ standards is part of a voluntary process to achieve accreditation, a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence,” said Emergency Communications Center Director Michael Peoples in announcing the assessment today.
ROCKINGHAM — Members of the Richmond County Board of Commissioners are throwing their collective support behind a bill to reclassify the role of telecommunicators.
“By having the equipment side and the network-connectivity side, we bring together the entire package for our next-generation 911 customers. [AT&T is] he only place that you can go where the entire network—from security to equipment to devices to connectivity—can be done. We can do it all, which is pretty amazing.”
NEW ORLEANS — Earlier this week a woman posted to the social media app, Nextdoor. She says her husband was having a heart attack and after calling 911 multiple times and ambulance never arrived. She says she and her son drove her husband to the hospital.
A bill adding criminal penalties for harassing 911 dispatchers or abusing the 911 system in Alaska is advancing closer to a vote in the state Senate after the Legislature failed to pass it last year.
