Workshop on 911 calls set for June 15

Want to learn how the Long Beach Police Department dispatches 911 calls?

A free workshop on June 15 has been scheduled 5 - 6:30 p.m. at the Mark Twain Neighborhood Library Community Room, 1401 E. Anaheim St.

Rich Funke from the city's 911 Communication Center will give a presentation on the dispatch procedures, including:

-- How the LBPD prioritizes and dispatches 911 calls.

-- How to communicate with dispatchers in order to have an effective police response.

-- And why dispatchers ask the questions they do.

The meeting is sponsored by Anaheim Street Community Police Center and MacArthur Park/Whittier School Neighborhood Improvement Strategy Area.

The workshop will be presented in English with Spanish and Khmer translations. Light refreshments will be provided, and free parking is available in the library parking lot.

For more information, email bryant.ben@longbeach.gov or call 562.570.1691.