Generates multiple responses a day. Most of the calls are nuisance calls created by Homeless People in the area. We address the situation, hey, guys, can you turn the music down . Can you leave it alone . Its either yes or no. Reporter but a Business Owner named tony approached to complain about lack of response from police and the meager size of the crisis team. Two people cannot solve this problem. Three people cant solve it. You need more bodies. You need help. I need help. You need help. He needs help. Reporter one of the purposes of the program is to relieve police of nonemergency responses and the mayor says thats another area of success. Already the team is taking 500 calls per month freeing up officers to attend to more serious matters. Initially we didnt know if these 911 calls would be coming in readily, but to our surprise, were getting and theyre starting to increase, so maybe to that degree, but we knew there was a need, but with our relationship with dispatch is extremely
Archeology technician Aureliano Valencia teaches the next generation of researchers how to restore pre-Columbian ceramics at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama City, Panama
Two people are facing drug charges for being associated with a Harris County detention officer who is accused of smuggling drugs into the Harris County Jail.