73 Year-Old Dispatcher Retires, Recalls Past

Simply put, retiring Dudley (Mass.) police dispatcher Leona LaFountain joined the department before chief Steven Wojner was even born. Now, after 43 years of dedicated service, she’s retiring. She worked under six police chiefs and in three different buildings during her career. During a ceremony today, she recalled when she started in 1967, a year before 911 was first implemented in the United States. She’s now a grandmother and looks forward to spending time with her grandchildren and other family members. Watch a video about LaFountain here.