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Canadian city cops are trying to find a way to accept text messages to the 911 emergency dispatch system. 'We have an obligation to keep up with technology,' said Staff Sgt. Blair Edl, head of the communications section for the Edmonton Police Service. Edl figures in emergency situations, such as a school shooting, students might not be able to make a call from a cellphone because of fears of being overheard, but they could text-message police with valuable information. Right now, neither the city police's emergency dispatch nor the general complaint line can accept text messages, said Edl. A 911 text could be sent to a general police e-mail address, but that wouldn't get checked on an emergency basis, he added. 'It may be that they only have access to text messaging,' said Edl. 'We need to look at how we're going to deal with that. It's not something where we can just flip a switch.'
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