Holly police apprehend armed robbery suspects
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Friday, June 08 2012 |
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HOLLY, Michigan – Thanks to the quick thinking of a gas station employee, two suspects are in custody following a Thursday evening armed robbery at Beacon and Bridge Market, 820 N. Saginaw St., Holly.
According to a press release issued by the Holly Police Department, the gas station attendant called 911 at approximately 5:30 p.m. on June 7 after a suspect came into the store brandishing a handgun and demanding cash. The suspect and the driver of his vehicle fled the scene, traveling northbound on N. Holly Road.
Holly police officers working the afternoon shift were able to use the suspect’s vehicle description and direction of travel given by the victim and second witness to successfully locate the suspects in the 5000 block of Irwin Drive in Holly Township.
Both suspects were apprehended without incident, and the stolen money and handgun used in the robbery were recovered.
“The victim and witness did an excellent job in giving suspect description, vehicle description, and direction of travel,” Holly Chief Elena Danishevskaya said. Danishevskaya credited Sgt. Mike Story and Officer Craig Simpson for their outstanding work in locating and apprehending the suspects.
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With all the recent discussion around the costs of police services, I think this is a timely reminder of their importance.
What is important is that we use our resources as best we can. If that means saving money and have better services by contracting dispatch services with Oakland County, then do it. That would not have changed the outcome of this robbery.
with Holly Village having their own dispatch center and knowing where the streets and business in town are at gves a faster response time to the road officers. with getting the calls to the village dispatch center the person you are talking to is the same person that is sending the officers and medical crews out to the calls... oakland co has a call taker and then a dispatcher with that it takes up more time to try to find where you are at and when dispatcher should be getting ur call... so the time now just went from a 1-2min span to send help to a 7-10 min span..
with the village having their own dispatch/police and fire they are able to send help at a faster time frame with means help is to the callers faster
If the Pontiac dispatcher tells the officer the incident is at Beacon and Bridge (as the Holly dispatcher would), the officer knows where to go.
And technoogy is a wonderful thing. You call 9-1-1, the dispatcher has thing called a computer that shows immediately where the call is coming from. So even if the caller didn't know where they were, the dispatcher would.
Look at the city of South Lyon. Similar size, geographically, and population. South Lyon contracted dispatch services with the city of Novi. The police chief said he would never consider returning to having his own dispatch, because the cost is too high, and there was no drop in service when the change was made.
Communities that contract with the county for police patrols do not have 7-10 minute lag time as you suggest, either. Those deputies are stationed in the community that contracts them (same officers every day, like in Holly). They dispatch through the county, not the local substation.
Your fears are unfounded. Your arguments are based on emotion, not existing data.
Answer this: if Holly's dispatch is so much better, why won't NOCFA use it? Members of the NOCFA board have already answered this. Holly's dispatch isn't good enough.
As far as Holly dispatch vs Oakland County; I suspect a Holly dispatcher is going to be more familiar with the area and landmarks. When I mention Millpointe subdivision, they know where that is; more than just an address. That being said, I understand there may be a premium for that but for me, this is not an area I'd be looking to save pennies.
the data that i got to support what you so call my claim, is not data its fact.
Ive lived in holly twp/rose twp for years when i would call their dispatch (oakland co) they kept telling me that thats not a address yet i get mail there and sleep there, so then i would have to get them a cross street they could find the cross street but still not my address with them not being able to locate my address takes away time that the officer or fire department could of been on their way to my locate.. since ive moved into the village of holly when i call the police they know where im at and i have the police/ fire to me in a time that it took oakland co to find my address before sending help...
NOFCA wont go to village dispatch is hard to say you ask. ive known many of people that go and work for oakland co dispatch and they leave due to hating the job/people they work with. all i can say is that with the village having their own department calls and med/fire are answered in a great timely matter..
and to talk about the torando the lines for 911 if busy in the village should of hit oakland co and theres a department that lets their phones ring for mins on end.
It's my understanding that one of the premises of the millage for the dispatch was that its services could be contracted to other area agencies. We've learned that it has some shortcomings per NOCFA's interest, and Springfield Township isn't interest. Unless the "product" meets the demands of the market, the Village is going to remain an island.
So, before we throw the baby out with the bathwater, I think the real question that should be asked is what would it take to bring NOCFA and Springfield Twp on board for dispatch? Or alternately, maybe full integration back into NOCFA should be strongly considered?
As citizens and taxpayers, with our current financial situation, we need to think both rationally and entrepreneurially about solutions, and not just engage in emotional sandbagging.
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