Well, that depends on where you live. I suspect In Harris County, Texas you are kinda correct. In most areas, the 911 call goes to a call center, then the 911 operator transfers it to the local police, fire or rescue. So if there is a POlice Dept. in these small towns, the call is transferred to them. If no Police Dept., Sheriff’s office gets the call.
Something unrelated I have recently been made aware of is, if you use a cell phone to call 911 that call may or may not go to the 911 center in your county but to a neighboring county. It depends on the cell tower and where it pings to.
A delay that could be disastrous.
I lived in Houston for 42 years, most of that time not far from Sharpstown. Sharpstown is not a town or city but an area of Houston that was developed by Frank Sharp. He also owned a state bank that failed in the early 70s. The area is patrolled by HPD.
I never saw or heard of a constable in any part of Harris county doing much of anything. Mostly serving papers and eviction notices. If the crime went down, the constables may have been the perps.
“Well, that depends on where you live. I suspect In Harris County, Texas you are kinda correct. In most areas, the 911 call goes to a call center, then the 911 operator transfers it to the local police, fire or rescue. So if there is a POlice Dept. in these small towns, the call is transferred to them. If no Police Dept., Sheriff’s office gets the call.”
Kinda correct?
The county sheriff is responsible for response to 911. Our local constables told us NOT to call 911 for quick response to petty crimes since calling 911 would REDUCE the constable response time. We all had the local constable’s office on speed dial.