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Alex Villanueva was sworn in as Los Angeles County’s new sheriff Monday, echoing his campaign vow to “reform, rebuild and restore” the department while saying the agency would not be influenced by “divisive policies” from outside the county and state. This city and our entire county is standing at a crossroads,” Villanueva told the crowd…
The FCC granted the first waiver of the Jan. 1, 2013, VHF/UHF narrowbanding deadline to the Missouri counties of St. Louis and St. Charles, the Jefferson County 9-1-1 Dispatch Board and the East-West Gateway Council. The FCC’s narrowbanding mandate requires private land mobile radio licensees in the 150 – 174 MHz and 450 – 512…
The Norco City Council voted 3-1 Wednesday to approve a $2.9million annual contract with Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department for fire and medical emergency services, a move that begins the process to dissolve the Norco Fire Department. Councilman Harvey Sullivan cast the dissenting vote and Councilwoman Kathy Azevedo was absent.
A month after a failure of LA’s radio dispatch system that a City Councilman feared could have put lives in danger, a city engineer reported on Friday that the problems have been fixed. Power went out to the city’s radio communications system April 18 during a test of a backup generator atop Mount Lee in…
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s dog was recovering and “resting comfortably” on Thursday, April 18, after getting shot by an assault suspect during a search in Compton, officials said. “During the course of the search, the suspect discharged his firearm, which struck K9 ‘Kjeld,’ resulting in an injury,” the Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. “Fortunately,…
With the legendary Ford Crown Victoria-based Police Interceptor no longer in production, it’s no surprise that the California Highway Patrol (CHP) has been searching for an all-new vehicle to replenish its fleet. What is surprising is the vehicle the CHP chose — the Explorer-based Ford Police Interceptor Utility. Look for it in your rearview mirror…
