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Resident recounts delayed police response after reporting gun visible in car; urges council action on dispatch
Summary
During public comment, Samantha Niemer said her household called 911 multiple times early Sept. 13 after seeing a man in a parked car with a handgun; she said officers took about 41 minutes to arrive and asked council to address dispatch priorities and public safety.
“I am here today to formally ask all the council members to assist and help with the issues and problems associated with our dispatch system and ongoing criminal activity in our area,” Samantha Niemer told the Farmers Branch City Council during public comment on Sept. 16.
Niemer described an incident on Saturday morning, Sept. 13, when her husband saw a vehicle parked between driveways with a man slumped in the back seat and a…
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