sefrischling
Public Information Officer
This evening Westerly, RI, had a pursuit into Stonington and Groton. Westerly had gone to 100% encrypted a while back on the RISCON system, and it seems they no longer have access to "The Hotline," which at one time they had access to because of their border with Stonington.
Listening to CSP, Stonington and Groton try and meet up with the Westerly unit, which had been rammed by the car it was chasing, was interesting. Groton thought Stonington could communicate with Westerly. Stonington thought Westerly could broadcast on The Hotline , so what happened was Westerly was using the radio to speak with it's disapatch who had to call Stonington, who then had to use The Hotline to notify Groton ... and this is how you lose a car you are in pursuit of, after it rams a police cruiser from a neighbouring town.
Interestingly, RISP Dispatch is in the clear on RISCON and was not at all involved in the radio communications, although they can hear and directly communicate with Westerly.
So much for the 911 Commission requiring everyone be interop with everyone else.
Listening to CSP, Stonington and Groton try and meet up with the Westerly unit, which had been rammed by the car it was chasing, was interesting. Groton thought Stonington could communicate with Westerly. Stonington thought Westerly could broadcast on The Hotline , so what happened was Westerly was using the radio to speak with it's disapatch who had to call Stonington, who then had to use The Hotline to notify Groton ... and this is how you lose a car you are in pursuit of, after it rams a police cruiser from a neighbouring town.
Interestingly, RISP Dispatch is in the clear on RISCON and was not at all involved in the radio communications, although they can hear and directly communicate with Westerly.
So much for the 911 Commission requiring everyone be interop with everyone else.