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VIDEO [CC] - Deaf woman helps 2 boys left in car in Georgia by texting 911.
ALPHARETTA, GA -- A Deaf woman in Georgia helped two boys she found alone in a car by texting 911. Lisa Collins said she knew she could report what she saw because she was in Alpharetta, one of four police agencies in Georgia that provides texting access to 911.
"Our 911 dispatcher was able to text back with her," said George Gordon, from the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. Gordon said this is the first time anyone had texted 911 since they started the service in late 2014.
Collins texted to 911, "Someone left two young kids in the car, they're about two and five, I think...," and gave police the location where she was.
"I have two children of my own and I didn't think it was right to do that," said Collins. "I was thrilled when the 911 operator answered my text."
Gordon said having texting access to 911 is very beneficial.
"It could be domestic violence, whatever it is, where you don't have to speak, you text in anything to the 911 center now in our city."
In this case, police said a babysitter left the children in the car briefly and they handled the situation without arresting her. Source
ALPHARETTA, GA -- A Deaf woman in Georgia helped two boys she found alone in a car by texting 911. Lisa Collins said she knew she could report what she saw because she was in Alpharetta, one of four police agencies in Georgia that provides texting access to 911.
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"Our 911 dispatcher was able to text back with her," said George Gordon, from the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. Gordon said this is the first time anyone had texted 911 since they started the service in late 2014.
Collins texted to 911, "Someone left two young kids in the car, they're about two and five, I think...," and gave police the location where she was.
"I have two children of my own and I didn't think it was right to do that," said Collins. "I was thrilled when the 911 operator answered my text."
Gordon said having texting access to 911 is very beneficial.
"It could be domestic violence, whatever it is, where you don't have to speak, you text in anything to the 911 center now in our city."
In this case, police said a babysitter left the children in the car briefly and they handled the situation without arresting her. Source
VIDEO: Deaf teacher of TSD dies by hit-and-run in Austin, Texas.
AUSTIN, TX - Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver involved in a deadly crash Sunday morning on West Slaughter Lane in Circle C of south Austin.
Police say the driver of a pickup truck ran off the road and hit a Deaf man jogging on the sidewalk. The driver drove off, then got out of the truck and ran from the scene.
Family and friends have identified the victim as Mark Gobble, a professor and former teacher at the Texas School for the Deaf. Gobble was hearing-impaired. The 37-year-old was also finishing his doctorate at the University of Texas. Gobble was preparing to move to the east coast, to teach at Gallaudet University.
A man on the run after hitting and killing a jogger in South Austin turned himself in to police. Police say 20-year-old Roman Turullos-Gonzalez hit and killed Mark Gobble as he was running on the sidewalk Sunday morning.
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AUSTIN, TX - Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver involved in a deadly crash Sunday morning on West Slaughter Lane in Circle C of south Austin.
Police say the driver of a pickup truck ran off the road and hit a Deaf man jogging on the sidewalk. The driver drove off, then got out of the truck and ran from the scene.
Family and friends have identified the victim as Mark Gobble, a professor and former teacher at the Texas School for the Deaf. Gobble was hearing-impaired. The 37-year-old was also finishing his doctorate at the University of Texas. Gobble was preparing to move to the east coast, to teach at Gallaudet University.
A man on the run after hitting and killing a jogger in South Austin turned himself in to police. Police say 20-year-old Roman Turullos-Gonzalez hit and killed Mark Gobble as he was running on the sidewalk Sunday morning.
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