POLICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION, commanded by a captain, operates a combined police, fire and emergency medical services (EMS) radio communications system, as well as the Telephone Crime Reporting Unit (TCRU). This section receives all citizen requests for police, fire and emergency medical service. All police operations are dispatched from this section. Reports of stolen and recovered vehicles and license plates are processed by this section. Dispatchers use computer aided dispatching (CAD) and an enhanced 911 phone system. The section coordinates the use of Department telephones (including cellular), pagers and Mobile Data Computers (MDC). The section maintains computer interface with the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), Ohio Law Enforcement Automated Data Systems (LEADS) and the Regional Crime Information Center (RCIC). The section maintains a voicemail service to all local news media.

Police Communications Section provides inter- Department mail service. Notifications for coordinated response to critical incidents are managed by the section. Responsibility for the staffing of the Emergency Operations Center is also a function of the section.

• Telephone Crime Reporting Unit (TCRU), supervised by a lieutenant, receives and processes minor complaints and offense reports by telephone.