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911 callers in Morgan County will have the option of sending images, video or live-streaming to a dispatcher
Cobb County Sheriff’s Office says the robot is a visible deterrent
More cities have joined the East County EMS Nurse Navigation Program since its launch last year
Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company Assistant Chief James Brooks Jr. suffered a torn aorta responding to a fire and accumulated nearly $1 million in medical bills
Under the new proposal, Georgians would be required to contact police within one hour of holding someone
The bill would make “violent or disorderly assembly” resulting in damage or injury a class 6 felony
The bill would apply to the spouses and children of police officers, corrections officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty after Jan 1. 2010
The bill would apply to cities, towns or counties that cut expenses for law enforcement by more than 1% of the government’s budget that year
The unanimous vote came eight days after police requested the funding, saying they were down 200 police officers from recent years
The forum aims to facilitate information exchange on strategies to build public confidence, optimize equitable access and use data to drive distribution
“This isn’t just a Florida problem right now — it’s potentially an everywhere problem”
The president’s American Rescue Plan includes $350 billion for local governments to distribute vaccines, fund rental assistance programs and pay public sector workers
The business owners claim restrictions to curb the virus have led to a “vast economic loss of great proportions”