What is the Communications Center and what is its function?
The Communications Center is responsible for answering both emergency and non emergency calls and dispatching police officers to those calls. Approximately 50 civilian employees work in shifts around the clock and each shift has a shift supervisor responsible for the supervision of the Communications Center. This Division is headed by a Police Captain who oversees the total operation. About 65% percent of calls for police service are generated through the Communications Division.
The Communications Center is responsible for answering both emergency and non emergency calls and dispatching police officers to those calls. Approximately 50 civilian employees work in shifts around the clock and each shift has a shift supervisor responsible for the supervision of the Communications Center. This Division is headed by a Police Captain who oversees the total operation. About 65% percent of calls for police service are generated through the Communications Division.