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Originally posted by TaserCall Dateline. They'll do a special on it.
But seriously, that's pretty pathetic that the dispatcher doesn't even bother to give the information over the air properly. When you called back she was probably just pissed that you were listening and corrected her.
How long did it take the police to show up?
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Originally posted by Bill WarnockMr. Security, permit me to get on my soapbox once again.
What you have described is so typical of many emergency call centers, none of the attendants is or ever was a sworn officer. They have no notion of what it is like to take critical information and then pass it on to the appropriate responding unit.
Her total disregard to your correction really pushes the mark.
In this country, we are faced with a critical shortage of police officers and are offering many incentives to potential recruits and in some instances lowering acceptance standards. DC did that in I think 1989. A lot of the folks are now in jail or fired.
Emergency call centers now must resort to hire them if they are "warm to the touch."
Where I live in Prince William County Virginia, we are truly blessed with top-notch employees in the center. Chief Charlie Dean holds supervisors accountable for the actions of all his force, civilian and sworn.
He has talked and written at length, trouble is, nobody listens to it or reads it and takes it to heart.
The citizens in jurisdictions must become actively involved. Accurate intelligence from any source is worth its weight in gold but at the same time perishable and must be acted on with a sense of immediacy.
Mr. Security, thank you for that post.
Enjoy the day,
Bill
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There's a very big problem with the 9-1-1
We're still having the problems with posts being cut off again!!Last edited by HotelSecurity; 03-28-2006, 08:52 PM.
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Kind of amusing, but some of the "telecommunicators" I've dealt with had a superior attitude, like they were somehow better than a "civilian" because they worked for a law enforcement agency.
Never had a problem with the County 911 system in Pinellas, it was staffed and organized by Pinellas Emergency Operations, and the dispatchers were EMS personnel. If you had a LE emergency, they called the non-emergency number for you after starting fire/rescue, and gave the LE telecommunicator a rundown in moonspeak.
We stopped calling 911 and just called non-emergency for LE issues, it was quicker. Some agencies, we went through 911 because they'd dispatch for 911, but not for us.
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Originally posted by Mr. SecurityYesterday, I called our local police to report a man filming a train as it was passing by. He parked his vehicle on our property, nearly got hit running across the road, climbed up a very steep embankment near a RR bridge, and started filming very close to the passing train that carries dangerous chemicals.
I reported the vehicle's make, model, color, gave a partial plate number and the direction of travel to the dispatcher. I listened for the dispatch over the scanner. The dispatcher failed to give the partial plate number, said the vehicle was southbound when I reported it as northbound, and said it was occupied 1X when in fact I said 2-3x.
I called her back and reminded her that the vehicle was traveling northbound. While I waited on the phone, I had to listen to her smack the chewing gum that she had in her mouth. She ended the call by saying "all right" with a tone that conveyed indifference. By the time the police where in the area, the vehicle was GOA.
None of the officers who responded asked to speak with me or inquired about having the incident recorded on CCTV. Is it any wonder that we are vulnerable to terrorism with professionals like that at the police department?
What you have described is so typical of many emergency call centers, none of the attendants is or ever was a sworn officer. They have no notion of what it is like to take critical information and then pass it on to the appropriate responding unit.
Her total disregard to your correction really pushes the mark.
In this country, we are faced with a critical shortage of police officers and are offering many incentives to potential recruits and in some instances lowering acceptance standards. DC did that in I think 1989. A lot of the folks are now in jail or fired.
Emergency call centers now must resort to hire them if they are "warm to the touch."
Where I live in Prince William County Virginia, we are truly blessed with top-notch employees in the center. Chief Charlie Dean holds supervisors accountable for the actions of all his force, civilian and sworn.
He has talked and written at length, trouble is, nobody listens to it or reads it and takes it to heart.
The citizens in jurisdictions must become actively involved. Accurate intelligence from any source is worth its weight in gold but at the same time perishable and must be acted on with a sense of immediacy.
Mr. Security, thank you for that post.
Enjoy the day,
Bill
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Originally posted by Wackenhut LawsonTrain enthusiasts taking pictures or filming of trains is so rampant throughout the U.S. the local police would not have time to contact every single one of these people. Also, most local U.S. Police, especially the ones in smaller or rural towns would not know how to investigate a possible terrorist.
This would be a good time for the railroad to develop a Railroad Police Department who would be more suited for this type of work.
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Train enthusiasts taking pictures or filming of trains is so rampant throughout the U.S. the local police would not have time to contact every single one of these people. Also, most local U.S. Police, especially the ones in smaller or rural towns would not know how to investigate a possible terrorist.
This would be a good time for the railroad to develop a Railroad Police Department who would be more suited for this type of work.
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It does seem that reports of suspicious activity are an extremely low priority with many departments. Giving the PD's thier due though, with stretched resources it can be quite tough to decide between a shutterbug and keeping up with the "normal" police calls. Rail is the forgotton side of transit security- until something happens. Seems you got a dispatcher with one of those " its only a security guy" attitudes. Best you can do is keep plugging away, at least you know you did YOUR job.
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Call Dateline. They'll do a special on it.
But seriously, that's pretty pathetic that the dispatcher doesn't even bother to give the information over the air properly. When you called back she was probably just pissed that you were listening and corrected her.
How long did it take the police to show up?
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Reporting suspicious activity - Terrorism
Yesterday, I called our local police to report a man filming a train as it was passing by. He parked his vehicle on our property, nearly got hit running across the road, climbed up a very steep embankment near a RR bridge, and started filming very close to the passing train that carries dangerous chemicals.
I reported the vehicle's make, model, color, gave a partial plate number and the direction of travel to the dispatcher. I listened for the dispatch over the scanner. The dispatcher failed to give the partial plate number, said the vehicle was southbound when I reported it as northbound, and said it was occupied 1X when in fact I said 2-3x.
I called her back and reminded her that the vehicle was traveling northbound. While I waited on the phone, I had to listen to her smack the chewing gum that she had in her mouth. She ended the call by saying "all right" with a tone that conveyed indifference. By the time the police where in the area, the vehicle was GOA.
None of the officers who responded asked to speak with me or inquired about having the incident recorded on CCTV. Is it any wonder that we are vulnerable to terrorism with professionals like that at the police department?Tags: None
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