Police Vote ‘No Confidence’ In Comm Center

Police officers in Ada (Okla.) have expressed their lack of confidence for the consolidated dispatch center that serves county agencies, saying the dispatchers have made mistakes that created serious safety problems for officers. In a 30 to 1 vote, the officers’ union said in one case dispatchers didn’t tell officers that a citizen had fired shots at an incident, and in another case gave a wrong location. City officials say they’re in talks with the union to resolve problems, but declined to be more specific on issues or solutions. Read more here.