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Nassau County officials are meeting to analyze why the county's 911 system became overloaded during the weekend Nor'easter. County Executive Edward Mangano has ordered an immediate review. During the height of the storm, Mangano says some of the estimated 10,000 Nassau County 911 calls were transferred. They landed in emergency centers in nearby Suffolk County -- or as far away as Albany. Typically, the system gets about 2,200 calls a day. Mangano says officials "cannot let another day pass by without addressing this situation." He was expected to meet with emergency management officials on Monday to determine why the system...

October 10, 2007, 6:44 a.m. Just Stand There While I DieThe D.C. government has that right, and exercises it frequently. By David Freddoso The first time someone tried to mug me in Washington D.C., I ran away as he threatened to shoot me from behind. The second time, when the exact same situation arose, I knew better. I stopped and turned around to confront the robber as soon as he threatened to shoot: “Hey, buddy!” I said confidently. “Who do you think you’re fooling? Guns are outlawed in the District of Columbia — I know you don’t really have...

CASSELBERRY, Fla. — A police officer who slipped and injured a knee during a rescue call has sued the family who phoned 911 after their 1-year-old boy nearly drowned. The child, Joey Cosmillo, fell into the family pool in January. He was resuscitated but suffered brain damage and can't walk, talk or swallow. He lives in a nursing home and eats and breathes through tubes. Police Sgt. Andrea Eichhorn alleges the boy's family left a puddle of water on the floor, causing her fall during the rescue effort. She broke her knee and missed two months of work. Eichhorn's attorney,...

Language difficulties aren't going away anytime soon Saturday, May 12, 2007 3:40 AM Another tragedy happened recently. Four-year-old Jennifer Garcia, who lived at the Parkview Apartments on the Far West Side of Columbus, drowned. A life has been lost.The 911 call of this incident is disheartening to listen to. The frantic stepfather begins: "She fell in the water, I don't know how long maybe she stay in water. Rome-Hilliard, the apartments, the ParkView Apartments." He continues: "She drowned in the water, I don't know how long, she stay in the water maybe 15 - 20 minutes ago." This is followed...

WEAPONS OF CHOICE County drops homeowner's gun charges 'We choose to prosecute the real criminal' - but village case remains Posted: February 7, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com County prosecutors took a slap at an Illinois town that bans handguns by dropping charges against a homeowner who protected his family by shooting an intruder. Hale DeMar, 54, faces sanctions from Wilmette, near Chicago, but Cook County says it will not press charges for letting his state firearms registration lapse, the Chicago Tribune reported. "We choose to prosecute the real criminal here, the person who broke into this house...