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Lake, washington. corporal thomas tufty is on the lookout for a woman wanted by police on forgery charges. >> she had multiple warrants for her arrest. id gotten a phone call from our dispatch center that let me know that she was on the move in her car. >> that woman is jonah zeigler. tufty has a description of zeigler and her vehicle, and it isnt long before he spots her. >> when i looked over to the left, i saw a pink vest and her head down against the steering wheel. >> corporal tufty approac...

And is keeping officers informed of the cars every turn. >> we have a really good working relationship with the local police departments here and the dispatch center. they are watching us on tv. and so they are kind of seeing what we are doing. and they can relay to the police officers. >> you know, weve still got the eye in the sky, man. you are not going anywhere that we dont know about. no matter how fast their car is, no matter how great a getaway driver they think they are, you never realiz...

Know whats going on around her. to see members sitting up there not even attempting to pay attention. some did, but others clearly cared less what was said. they just showed up. >> how disturbing. you lost your son. tell us about how he was killed. >> he was 30 years old, my only child, my best friend. called himself german chocolate. he worked for 911 dispatch center. on july 12 2012 he was riding his motorcycle about a mile and a half two miles from the half going to work. down the hill an ill...

Let me bring in hyde county ems director justin gibbs who is on phone with me. justin i know youve talked to folks who were first responders. tell me exactly what happened and how hes doing. >> okay. at approximately 12:13 the hyde county dispatch center received a radio transmission from a lifeguard at the public access beach on ocracoke. they had a person who had sustained injuries from marine life. in talking to the providers that responded to the scene and the information that they were able...

Daylight the next morning for us to be able to locate the vehicle. >> was she able to tell -- she was able to tell authorities where she was located but the car was moved? >> she did. she was able to -- she made a 911 call talking about she was in the water and her car was being washed away. and at some point, she disconnected from the dispatch center and she called her father. >> and do you know what she said to her father? >> i have not had that conversation. he called me and i responded along...

And is keeping officers informed by radio of the car else every turn. >> we have a really good working relationship with the local police departments here and the dispatch center. they are watching us on tv. so they are kind of seeing what we are doing. and they can relay to the police officers. >> you know, weve still got the eye in the sky, man. you are not going anywhere that we dont know about. no matter how fast their car is, no married how great a getaway driver they think they are, you ne...

In his car. up to the accident he reported no problems other than some radio problems radio problems with his portable radio. he said sporadically he could hear but not sure that some of his transmissions were going out. at the point that were describing at the location of the accident he said he felt shaking, then two major impacts. he said that interior seats disconnected and he attempted to contact the amtrak dispatch center but does not recall receiving a response. he assisted with the evacu...

He was in the seventh passenger car. that, of course is the last passenger car, and he reported having about 40 people in his car. up to the accident, he reported no problems other than some radio problems, radio problems with his portable radio. he said that spore -- sporadically he could hear but not hear if his transmissions were going out. at one point he said he felt shaking, then two major impacts. he said that interior seats disconnected. and he attempted to contact the amtrak dispatch ce...

In the air but dispatch is watching kfors live coverage and is keeping officers informed of the cars every turn. >> we have a really good working relationship with the local police departments here and the dispatch center. they are watching us on tv. so they are kind of seeing what we are doing. and they can relay to the police officers. >> you know, weve still got the eye in the sky, man. you are not going anywhere that we dont know about. no matter how fast their car is, no married how great a...

>> we have a really good working relationship with the local police departments here and the dispatch center. they are watching us on tv. so they are kind of seeing what we are doing. and they can relay to the police officers. >> you know, weve still got the eye in the sky, man. you are not going anywhere that we dont know about. no matter how fast their car is, no married how great a getaway driver they think they are, you never realize you cant outrun a police two-way radio. they always seem t...