candgnews.com MARCH 6, 2025 Vol. 21, No. 5
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New technology to improve police response time in Rochester BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
ROCHESTER — Officers in Rochester will soon be able to hear emergency calls immediately as they come into the dispatch center, thanks to a new life-saving tool. This month, the Rochester Police Department will implement “Live 911,” a technological tool designed to enhance safety in the city. Once the software is installed, and a 911 call comes through, officers will be able to hear a report of an emergency along with the 911 dispatcher, rather than waiting for instructions to be relayed over the 911 radio dispatch system. The technology also provides a precise GPS location of the caller. Rochester Police Chief George Rouhib said Live 911 enables officers to hear emergency calls in real-time, allowing them to respond quicker. “Once the dispatcher receives a call, the See POLICE on page 18A
Dispatcher Amy Bennett works at the dispatch center at the Rochester Police Department. The Rochester Police Department is in the process of adding a new software, called Live 911, to its dispatch center.
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ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University recently announced it is severing ties with Chinese universities amid national security concerns by lawmakers. Rep. John Moolenaar, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Rep. Tim Walberg, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, recently sent letters to leaders of Oakland University — along with Eastern Michigan University and the University of Detroit Mercy — urging them to end the schools’ partnerships with several Chinese universities. “The research at your university is funded by the American people and it must be protected,” Moolenaar and Walberg wrote in the letters sent to each university president. The lawmakers argued that federally-funded researchers have helped China advance technologies in military and other applications, potentially posing a national security threat to the United States. John Young, vice president of communications and marketing at Oakland University, confirmed the university received the Feb.18 letter from Moolenaar and Walberg. “The University understands and appreciates the concerns expressed in the letter and will be discontinuing any collaborative programs the UniverSee OU on page 11A
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