PRESS
RELEASE
FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
April 10,
2009
Maywood
Launches New
9-1-1 System
State-of-the-art
Communication
Center Will
Enhance Village
Police Dispatch
Capabilities
Maywood
officially
unveils its new
9-1-1
Communications
Center on
Monday, April
13, with a 3 PM
press conference
at the Maywood
Police Station,
125 S. 5th
Avenue in
Maywood. Mayor
Henderson
Yarbrough,
Police Chief
Elvia Williams
and officials
from Mercury
Systems will be
on hand to
demonstrate this
state-of-the-art
integrated
telephone
console system.
The new system
is located on
the second floor
of the police
building.
“With the
addition of this
impressive
communications
center, the
village has
taken another
significant step
to make Maywood
safer,” Mayor
Yarbrough
asserted. “Our
77 surveillance
cameras, the
tightening of
our ordinances
regarding
prostitution,
graffiti and
loitering, and
the return of
CeaseFire
collectively
will aid our
police
department in
protecting our
residents and
businesses.”
Chief Williams
pointed out that
the new
communications
center replaces
“antiquated
equipment that
was at least 25
years old.” She
added that
“efficiencies in
tracking calls,
responding to
emergencies and
pulling data for
crime analysis
will be
dramatically
improved.”
The 9-1-1
Communications
Center cost
$300,000 and was
designed by
Mercury Systems
of Naperville.
Installation
time was four
months.
