Powell County 911 Dispatch goes live with ‘Text to 911,′ NCIC

POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Powell County 911 Dispatch announced that they went live with “Text to 911″ and the National Crime Information Center.

“Text to 911″ is not meant to replace calling 911, according to the dispatch center, and is instead meant to be used by people who cannot safely call 911.

Through going live with NCIC, Powell County 911 Dispatch said they not longer have to call Kentucky State Police to run license plates, articles or drivers licenses.

“We are now able to run those in the dispatch center and relay the information more timely to our police officers.,” the dispatch center said.