Staff ReportsSeptember 25, 2023
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Tag: 911
Staff ReportsSeptember 25, 2023
Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 10, 2020
7min354
The feature is now available in almost all Florida counties.
Drew WilsonAugust 22, 2018
3min354
Ridesharing company Uber announced Wednesday that Pinellas County is now part of a pilot program to help emergency services respond more quickly to rider emergencies. Currently, Uber said, if a rider hits the “emergency button” in the app during their trip, their location data and the make, model and license plate number of the car […]
Jim RosicaJune 8, 2018
5min1011
A Jacksonville man’s sentence on drug possession charges was struck down by an appellate court Friday because of the state’s “911 Good Samaritan Act.” A unanimous three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal reversed Thomas John Pope‘s 15-month sentence on possession of heroin and marijuana charges. Pope, 26, already was released from minimum custody this […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2017
3min239
This week, Sen. Bill Nelson filed legislation that would modernize and upgrade the nation’s aging 911 systems, which technology and operability have left behind. Hurricane Irma illustrated the system’s flaws in Florida. A press release from Nelson’s office noted that 29 of Florida’s emergency 911 call centers had “impaired service” after the storm, with 14 offline altogether. Nelson’s bill […]
Associated PressSeptember 11, 2017
7min193
Holding photos and reading names of loved ones lost 16 years ago, 9/11 victims’ relatives marked the anniversary of the attacks at ground zero on Monday with a solemn and personal ceremony. Every Sept. 11 since the date of the deadliest terror attack on American soil, Rob Fazio has come to the place where his […]
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2017
3min244
Those of a certain age in Jacksonville will remember Bart Hubbuch. Hubbuch, who left the River City some years ago, used to cover the Jacksonville Jaguars for the Florida Times-Union. He moved on, ending up with the New York Post. Hubbuch is back on the job market now, reports Deadspin, after an ill-advised Tweet comparing the inauguration of […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 2, 2017
6min253
In case you missed it, the U.S. has been fighting an unconstitutional, undeclared war against Islamic terrorist enemies around the globe since 9/11. Its cost has been bleeding the American treasury and has depreciated the influence of America as the believable leader of the free world. When he takes office, Donald Trump’s first act as […]
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 15, 2016
2min172
The signature image of the presidential campaign right now came from the 9/11 memorial event last weekend: An “overheated” Hillary Clinton’s knees buckling, auguring a collapse while her entourage was placing her in a SUV to rush her for unspecified medical treatment at her daughter’s apartment. Some have questioned her stamina and health in the days since. […]
Associated PressAugust 26, 2016
3min216
The legal fight over releasing the 911 calls from the Pulse nightclub shooting was sent back to state court Thursday by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Paul Byron ruled that the federal court lacks jurisdiction over the claims in the case. “This case must be remanded to the state court,” he wrote. The lawsuit […]