Jackson County Confronts 911 Upgrade Crisis

Actually . . . This is a regional problem and courthouse leaders are having a difficult time finding a workable solution amid URGENT need. 

Check this passage that makes sense as politicos confront one more problem that makes fighting crime harder in this violent cowtown . . . Check-it:

“We’ve actually seen hours-long failures in the existing infrastructure that has resulted in dispatchers and others in 911 operating for the Kansas City Police Department having to manually write on cards what the emergencies are and then relay that information to officers,” Sean Smith, Jackson County Legislator, 6th Dist., said Monday.

“Right now we can pass the resolution as is or take our chance and may see this critical infrastructure fail, resulting in failure to dispatch officers to 911 calls.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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