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Chicago:We Want 911 Text, Too

A Chicago (Ill.) alderman has jumped on the 911+photos/video band-wagon, saying the city’s 911 system should be able to accept photos, text and video from citizens. Ald. Edward Burke has introduced a resolution calling for city council hearings on the subject. “A private citizen could immediately transmit a photograph of a person fleeing the scene of an accident to the 911 center, which then could immediately transmit that photograph through the system to the Police Department. That kind of resource would be a great improvement…They could then transmit it to computers in the squad cars,” Burke said. Read more interesting quotes here.

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