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The original Contra Costa Times was founded by Dean Lesher in 1947, and served central Contra Costa County, especially Walnut Creek. However, Lesher began expanding by purchasing weekly newspapers in neighboring communities, as well as two eastern Contra Costa daily papers, the Antioch Ledger and the Pittsburg Post-Dispatch. Originally the ...
The police department was created in 1872 to handle security and law enforcement in the coal mining town of hundreds that was 19th-century Antioch. By the 2010 census the department was policing over 102,000 Antiochites. [ 2 ]
A call for service (CFS, also known as a job, hitch, incident, callout, call-out, or simply a call) is an incident that emergency services or public safety organizations (such as police, fire departments, and emergency medical services) are assigned to resolve, handle, or assist with. Operationally, a call for service is any incident where ...
The force has shared audio of the call on its X, formerly Twitter, account and praised the handler for her quick-thinking. Listen: Woman’s 999 call to police about pizza was actually something ...
In September 2021, Both Boards of Directors voted to have ConFire annex East Contra Costa Fire District . When approved by Contra Costa County LAFCO, the district assets and personnel will be absorbed by ConFire. [6] The annexation was completed on July 1, 2022, and the stations was transformed to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection ...
Police in East Windsor, N.J., arrested a 24-year-old man on Dec. 23, and charged him with misusing the town’s 911 system for allegedly calling emergency dispatchers a total of 17 times.
Devon and Cornwall Police has said it has made strides in improving response times for emergency and non-emergency calls. In 2024, 94.2% of 999 calls were answered within 10 seconds, a 5.8% ...
Antioch is the third-most populous city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city is located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area along the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. The city's population was 115,291 at the 2020 census. [12] The city has grown substantially more diverse since the 1970s. [14]