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Calif. bill would let 911 dispatchers accept photos, videos, texts Comments

A group of cities in California are moving to implement "Next-Generation 9-1-1" systems ...

Police talk Texas man out of suicide attempt Comments

Officers spent a tense 40 minutes convincing a man to step away from a freeway railing ...

Trend: Police prioritizing response for video alarms Comments

By Joel Griffin SecurityInfoWatch.comWhile efforts by the alarm industry and law enforcement community have helped reduce false alarm dispatches dramatically over the past decade, innovations in surveillance ...

Judge guts lawsuit in Pa. 911 snow death Comments

Mitchell died of natural causes, but his children claimed he might have been saved had services been dispatched sooner ...

Chicago preps dramatic change in 911 dispatching Comments

The city, which gets 5.7 million calls per year, is shifting many 911 calls to 311 and the Internet ...

Teen uses Facebook to alert cops in mom's domestic Comments

He wrote, "Would somebody please call 911 - my mom's boyfriend won't let her use the phone." ...

Ill. man's calls make Calif. SWAT team respond to bogus emergencies Comments

Rigged his phone to make it appear on the police dispatch's caller ID display as if he were calling from San Francisco ...

Audio: Home intruder calls 911 on self from shower Video

Politely called 911 after getting spooked when the owner came home, concerned she might have a gun ...

NM agency gets new computers to curb border crime Comments

The Panasonic Toughbook computers were purchased with federal funds and allocations for border security ...

Intruder, homeowner call police on each other Comments

The intruder and the Portland homeowner phoned 911 to report the same thing: a strange man in a home ...

911 audio: Will I get in trouble for growing pot? Video

This young man called police to ask if he'd get in trouble for growing marijuana, which ended up getting him arrested ...

Editorial: Access to 911 recordings about knowing Comments

Legislature wants to restrict access unless the caller gives permission for release ...

SF cops save lost toddler in hotel fountain Comments

The child was not breathing when the responding officers found him in the water, but they revived him with CPR ...

Fired Fla. dispatcher to get job back, plus pay Comments

Arbitrator determined it was too harsh to fire her for failing to send help to a crash victim who was later found dead ...

Bogus 911 caller blames nicotine fit Comments

The man was bored and anxious because he hadn't smoked a cigarette in two days ...

NY man looking for drugs calls 'Crime Stoppers' Comments

The officers didn't arrest the caller but used him as an informant to lead them to another transaction taking place ...

Prosecutor: Boxer Mayweather threatened to beat sons if they called 911 Comments

Floyd Mayweather faces charges of felony coercion, grand larceny and robbery, and misdemeanor domestic battery and harassment ...

'Rapist' on tape: Cool victim's amazing phone call Comments

She hoped the twisted rapist would take the bait and call her, and cops were ready when he did ...

Phony 911 calls on rise in cell phone era Comments

A Wyo. dispatcher encourages parents to talk to their kids about the importance of using 911 only during emergencies ...

NY man gets jail after hoax 911 call Comments

Associated PressTRENTON, NJ — A New York City man whose hoax 911 call led New Jersey state troopers to draw their guns when they stopped a van carrying minority teenage students has been sentenced ...