NEWS RELEASE

RIVERSIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT

31 Riverside Road
Riverside, Illinois 60546

April 16, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Chief Tom Weitzel

708 447 2127 tweitzel@riverside.il.us

Riverside Police Recognize 9-1-1 Employees

In 1991, Congress proclaimed the second full week of April as a national week of recognition dedicated
to those e who serve as public safety
telecommunicators
Public Safety Agencies nationwide
recognize the pivotal role played by
telecommunicators,
dispatchers,
communications operators, radio
control personnel, by whatever job
title, who utilize telephones, radios,
computers and technical skills to
provide support to Law Enforcement,
Fire Services, and Emergency Medical Services.
The Village of Riverside and Riverside Police Department observe National Telecommunicators Week,
April 1218, in honor of the dedicated dispatchers who handle our 9-1-1 calls, dispatch police and fire
personnel, and coordinate with surrounding agencies for other law enforcement, fire services and
emergency medical services on a routine basis.
This year Riverside is recognizing their full time dispatchers with a specially designed
911 challenge coin. This small token will be delivered to each dispatcher to express
our appreciation for all dispatchers who work around the clock, all year long, to
support officers in the field and help keep the public safe.