Recent 911 News:
911 getting text upgrade - Sun, 12 Feb 2012
Franklin County residents likely will be the first in the state to be able to text their emergencies to authorities when calls to 911 are not possible.
Social worker's 911 call from Josh Powell's home - Wed, 08 Feb 2012
Police have released a series of recordings from 911 calls made Sunday when authorities in Washington state say Josh Powell locked himself and his two young sons in his house and lit it on fire. The following transcript comes from a social worker who had just arrived at the home with the boys for a court-ordered supervise visit. The transcript has been edited to remove personal information.
Wacky 911 calls - Mon, 13 Feb 2012
A Toronto baby undergoing potty-training dialled 911 with a cellphone after its mother provided the device as a diversion.
911 response probed in Powell killings - Thu, 09 Feb 2012
Police are investigating how dispatchers handled 911 calls from those seeking help before a Washington state man killed himself and his sons in a fiery explosion.
Pocket dialing butts heads with 911 centers, Houston-area police say - Fri, 10 Feb 2012
Pocket dialing butts heads with 911 centers, Houston-area police say Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:24Â p.m., Thursday, February 9, 2012 Some police communications centers in the Houston area are seeing an increase in 911 calls from what has become known as "pocket ...
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