The L.A. County Sheriff's computer dispatch system went down on New Year's Eve. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) A few hours before the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, the computer dispatch ...

Orlando officials hope the city's new $1.5 million, computer-aided dispatch system will improve response times for first responders. Orlando Fire Department dispatcher Pamala Monroe typed in the ...

In the midst of what is inevitably one of the busiest nights of the year for law enforcement, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department computer dispatch system crashed, leaving them to handle ...

A few hours before the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, the computer dispatch system for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department crashed, rendering all patrol car computers nearly useless and ...