'Our own little Y2K': L.A. County Sheriff's computer dispatch system still down
A few hours before the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, the computer dispatch system for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department crashed, rendering all patrol car computers nearly useless and forcing deputies to handle all calls by radio ...
‘Our Own Little Y2K’: LA Sheriff’s Dispatch System Down After New Year’s Day Computer Crash
The largest sheriff's department in the country is suffering from an ongoing IT issue that began on New Year's Eve.
Deputies are stuck using radios with Los Angeles County’s dispatch system out of commission
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The archaic computer dispatch system for the nation’s largest sheriff’s department remained out of commission on Thursday after crashing on New Year’s Eve, forcing deputies to handle all calls by radio, authorities said.
‘Temporary fix’ gets L.A. County sheriff’s computer dispatch system back online
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's implemented a "temporary fix" to get its dispatch system back online after it crashed on New Year's Eve, authorities said.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Computer Dispatch System Crashes
Since the computer dispatch system went down New Year's Eve, Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have been forced to handle calls by radio instead of patrol car terminals.
L.A. County Sheriff’s Dispatch System Crashes Due to Glitch
A few hours before the ball dropped on New Year's Eve, the computer dispatch system for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department crashed, forcing all responders to handle calls by radio.
L.A. deputies scramble to respond after dispatch computer system crashes
Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were forced to respond to emergency calls the old-fashioned way, by radio, after the agency’s computer dispatch system crashed just hours before midnight,
Los Angeles Is Living Its ‘Y2K’ in 2025 as Sheriff’s Dispatch System Fails
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department is in the third day of an outage of its computer-aided dispatch system in its vehicles, leaving deputies to resort to old methods as they respond to calls.
LA County Sheriff's Dispatch Crash Leaves Deputies Relying on Radios
The incident comes amid heightened law enforcement presence in numerous cities following a terrorist attack in New Orleans and a Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside a Las Vegas hotel owned by President-elect Donald Trump.
LASD deputies hampered after dispatch system crash on New Year’s Eve
Dec. 31, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has been manually tracking and responding to calls for service, using only their radios, phones, pen and notepad, after the department’s computer-aided dispatch program crashed and became inoperable,
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UPDATE: LASD Computer Dispatch System Back with ‘Temporary Fix’
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department that it's Computer Aided Dispatch system failed on New Year's Eve at around 8 p.m ...
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