DENVER (AP) - Denver officials are backing off from a policy that required 911 dispatchers to alert police supervisors when elected officials or their staffers sought police response.
Safety department spokeswoman Daelene Mix says the policy was never intended to give elected officials priority.
According to the Denver Post (https://tinyurl.com/k8x6f89 ), the policy was put in place after Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s office complained about having to wait more than 35 minutes in October for a dispatcher to send a patrol unit to respond to a burglary report from the office.
The mayor’s office says the mayor did not request the new policy.
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Information from: The Denver Post, https://www.denverpost.com
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