Tag: Dispatch

EL PASO, Texas -- A man wanted for murder in Minnesota was arrested Tuesday at a Fabens convenience store by El Paso County sheriff's deputies, who were assisted by a ...

PHILADELPHIA -- A series of human errors caused a 40-minute failure in the city's police radio system July 22, according to a report submitted yesterday to City Council by the ...

This issue will be distributed at the International Association of Chiefs of Police's (IACP) annual conference, so it'll be read by a lot of leaders who don't normally receive our ...

CAMDEN, N.J. -- A Camden City police dispatcher was being held at the Camden County jail yesterday on a charge that she conspired to commit murder, according to jail officials. ...

CASPER, Wyo. -- A police officer didn't think much of a call to shoo off a bothersome "kitty cat" at a home in Casper, Wyo.Then the officer arrived at the ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- A power failure at the Corpus Christi Police Department on Wednesday caused 911 emergency calls to go unanswered for about 25 minutes. Police Chief Bryan Smith ...

PHOENIX -- "Man's best friend" doesn't go far enough for Buddy -- a German shepherd who remembered his training and saved his owner's life by calling 911 when the man ...

WASHINGTON, Ind. -- Investigators say a misinterpretation in the initial 911 call leading up to a police shooting in Washington, Ind., this week had officers believing they were responding to ...

HOUSTON -- With Hurricane Ike bearing down on the Texas Gulf Coast, telecommunications providers are getting a quick opportunity to reprise the preparedness plans they activated last week to cope ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Monday announced the creation of a system that would broadcast descriptions of people suspected of injuring or killing law enforcement officers to ...