Telecommunicator Roberta Clutz has been received an honor from Illinois State Police by being named as Telecommunicator of the Year recently. Clutz has served the Illinois State Police for more than 16 years as a telecommunicator specialist, beginning her career in...

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV) — An investigation has begun into a package sent to the Luzerne County 911 Center. That package was a “glitter bomb”, shooting glitter all over when opened. And, county officials say it’s no laughing matter. Luzerne...

Shrewsbury – Town Meeting members met for a Special Town Meeting Sept. 29 to vote on a measure to approve $42 million debt exclusion to fund a new police station and public safety radio system. That request was resoundingly approved. Next, the voters will have their...

MANSFIELD - H. Lee Robinson announced his retirement from the Mansfield Division of Police effective Tuesday as a 911 operator. Robinson was hired by the Mansfield Fire Department on July 8, 1988 as a dispatcher and transferred to the Public Safety Communications...

With the local economy shaken and city revenues on a steep decline, Palo Alto is preparing to reconsider its most ambitious infrastructure project: the new public safety building that is slated to go up in the California Avenue business district. The city has recently...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Local 911 dispatchers said they felt the Harrisonburg explosion at the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Emergency Communications Center on Saturday and within seconds, got a call volume like no other. On Saturday between 8:20 a.m. and 3 p.m., HRECC...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Twelve Kentucky State Police telecommunicators from throughout the Commonwealth were recognized at graduation ceremonies for the sixteenth class of the agency’s in-house Telecommunications Academy. The Post 3 graduate of the 16th KSP...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - A just released report (which you can find here) paints a dysfunctional operation at the Public Safety Communications Department in Tucson. The PSCD dispatches 911 calls for both police and fire departments. The Tucson City Manager,...

CAMPBELLSBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) – Twelve Kentucky State Police telecommunicators from throughout the Commonwealth were recognized at graduation ceremonies for the 16th class of the agency’s in-house Telecommunications Academy. KSP Commissioner Rodney Brewer told the...

Public safety in Tuscaloosa County has been upgraded with a new way to contact 911. Like many 911 centers across the nation, agencies part of the Tuscaloosa County Emergency Operations Center can now accept inbound messages and send outbound messages via text,...

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police have announced their choice for Telecommunicator of the Year. Telecommunicator Specialist Roberta Clutz Telecommunicator Roberta Clutz has served the Illinois State Police for more than 16 years as a Telecommunicator Specialist....

Roxanne Van Gundy and other members of the 911 Radio Project Committee knew the Lyon County Emergency Communications Center was due for an upgrade. While the county still operated with an analog radio system that was all but obsolete, more than 70 percent of the...

Shelby County 911 Dispatcher Chris Rich was recognized by Survival Flight on Friday, Oct. 9 for her dedication to the community at 911.     On Aug. 24, Rich was getting ready to work a shift at the Shelby County dispatch center when she experienced a...

CARSON CITY — Nevada Department of Public Safety Director George Togliatti has appointed Anne Carpenter as Colonel of the Nevada DPS, Highway Patrol Division. Colonel Carpenter officially takes command of the Nevada Highway Patrol on Monday, October 19, 2020. She will...

The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office announced today that texting 9-1-1 for emergencies is now available in unincorporated areas of Humboldt County, the city of Fortuna, Arcata, Humboldt State University and California Highway Patrol (other local cities will be...

SHENANDOAH COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - After more than three years of work, the Shenandoah County Sheriff Office has officially moved into the department’s new building. Sheriff Timothy Carter said for more than 50 years, the sheriff’s office has served the community from...

Personnel at the Winters Police and Fire Departments are now using the Vitals app as a tool and resource to better communicate and respond to people who are non-verbal are are unable to communicate well with first responders and emergency personnel. Vitals serves as a...

BOSTON — A Massachusetts police dispatcher was arrested this week on federal child pornography offenses, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Spencer Hughes, 38, of Randolph, was charged with receiving and possessing pornographic images and videos of a person...

IPSWICH — A plan to build a new public safety facility is one of the many issues at stake at a Special Town Meeting scheduled for Saturday. Voters will decide if the town should spend $630,000 to buy land to serve as the site of the proposed building, and also whether...