Calling 911 For Help With The Bus? Why Amarillo Needs 311 Now
One of the things that I love about the job that I do is getting out and about and meeting folks here in the Amarillo community you may not get to know and hearing about what they do for a living and what they see including their war stories and after talking to a 9-1-1 operator, I came away with a new appreciation for their job.
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They are truly unsung heroes.
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911 Operators are the ultimate multitaskers, They are certified by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) in law enforcement codes, certified in first aid and CPR and can also perform the functions of data entry and dispatch under extreme pressure. Let s face it. When you call 911, you re not calling to chat about your day (and please don t. each line could be a major issue) . Operators will tell you they see people at their worst point.
Information sought in Sunday shooting that left one dead
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A verbal argument that escalated into a shooting left one man dead and another critically injured on Sunday.
Amarillo Police were called to a shooting at 4:13 p.m. at a private party rental business at 4001 I-40 East, according to a news release. The caller stated that two men had been shot at that location.
Kenneth Steven Harris, 30, was dead at the scene from a gunshot wound. A 33-year-old male was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, the release states.
Officers were told that the incident started as a verbal argument and escalated into the shooting. The APD Homicide Unit was called to the scene to investigate. No arrests have been made.
Social Media Scam Artists Are Posing As A Canyon Business, Again
Last week, there was a social media scam where a fake Canyon Aqua Park Facebook account would ask you to register information in order to receive a prize you had won. This week, it s the same scam but with a different Canyon business.
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The latest is Sweet Sipz Texas. According to a post on social media from the
real Sweet Sipz Texas, you shouldn t accept a friend request or message from them. It s a scam.
In the spirit of the last time we saw this type of scam show up, you ll get a friend request and a message congratulating you on winning a prize. This one doesn t even bother to define what the prize is.
The Fourth of July Means Fireworks and Fireworks Thieves
Growing up, I loved the Fourth of July. As a teen, I worked at a fireworks stand. Every year, Fourth of July meant fireworks, and fireworks thieves.
It s big problem. One year, a stand that I worked at got hit and a lot of inventory was taken. It was a big loss for the owners, and they wound up having to take on even more staff overnight to protect their business.
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It s an issue that local firework stands have to deal with every year. One stand recently got hit and over five thousand dollars of inventory was taken, along with two credit card machines.
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