COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION

The Smyrna Police Department’s Communications Center is the first point of contact for emergency services provided to the residents and visitors of Smyrna. The Communications Center operates 24 hours a day 7 days a week providing police and Town of Smyrna emergency utility services. The Communications Center is staffed by 8 full time dispatchers. Once a call is received by a dispatcher, he or she will obtain the pertinent information necessary to log the call for service in the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system. Once the call is logged in the CAD system, the dispatcher must prioritize the complaint, and then ensure the appropriate emergency services are promptly dispatched. The CAD system allows the dispatchers to check for hazards or prior calls from the location of the call for service. In addition, dispatchers can monitor the officer’s status, such as when a vehicle is stopped or attending court. Dispatchers are tasked with staying in constant communication via 800 MHz radio system and in car computers, known as Mobile Data Terminals (MDT). When not busy on the telephone or radio, dispatcher’s duties include data entry of wanted persons, missing persons, stolen guns, articles, plates, and vehicles in the local system (Deljis) and National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and criminal history checks. Dispatchers are responsible, dedicated professionals with a strong work ethic. They play a vital role in helping keep the citizens of the Town of Smyrna as well as our officers safe.

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The Communications Division operates under the supervision of Lt. Amber McKinery and is comprised of the following dispatchers;
 

Dispatcher Harriet Fiske-Pearson

Dispatcher Richard Ogden

Dispatcher Earl Timmons 
Dispatcher James Morgan
Dispatcher William “Skip” Carrow

Dispatcher Amanda Evans

Dispatcher Joe Perrego

Dispatcher Steven Kolodjeski