N.C. PD debuts new tech tool that live-streams 911 calls to patrol vehicles
Summary
According to Winston Salem Journal, Live911 is a streaming tool that works through computer systems to improve the daily duties of patrol deputies. Fewer than 70 law enforcement agencies around the country have access to the advanced technology. “Live911 allows deputies working throughout Forsyth County to listen in real-time to 911 calls within a specific geographic area,” the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office told Winston Salem Journal. The system was created by retired Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) Captain Fritz Reber to lessen response times and create a better organizational tool for calls that will benefit officers and those that need assistance. “Live911 is a tool that enhances and assists — but does not replace — the work of our FCSO dispatchers, all with the goal of providing better service to our community,” the sheriff’s office told the journal.