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Denver police officials blame their delayed response to a woman who was killed 12 minutes into a 911 call on a dispatcher who failed to relay information to officers
Woman called from a Subway to complain that employees had put marinara sauce on her ‘flatizza’ instead of pizza sauce
The CEO of Nextdoor, a social network designed to help neighbors connect with each other and police, was charged Wednesday
Dispatcher tells him she doesn’t have a clue
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The shooting happened when Lafayette officers responded to a series of 911 hang-up calls
More than 70 emergency responders swarmed a home Tuesday, in what turned out to be a revenge hoax
Police officials said internal investigation will focus on the time it took officers to respond to the home, and whether dispatchers properly prioritized call
Authorities say a toddler has been reunited with his mother after employees found him playing inside a claw crane machine
Police in Louisville, Ky., say a man called 911 after falling from a ladder and breaking his leg in the middle of a home break-in
A DeKalb County 911 Operator spent months training, but never imagined she would get a call from her own family just four hours into her first day
The officer and EMT raced to the scene, while 911 dispatchers provided information over the phone
Suspect told dispatchers that when officers arrived, he was going to shoot them like “T-Bone Taylor” did
The killing of Kari Hunt Dunn spurred a petition that has garnered more than 440,000 signatures demanding hotels and motels be required to enable the direct dialing of 911
Woman was arrested for misuse of 911 after repeatedly asking dispatchers to send an officer to her home for sex
Tampa police say at least half of the 911 calls the department receives have nothing to do with life and death emergencies
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A group of cities in California are moving to implement “Next-Generation 9-1-1" systems
Having spent time on both sides of the dispatch center, I’d like to make just a few suggestions for making life easier – and safer – for each other
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