Metropolitan News » Police http://www.news.synavista.com ILocal News from Northern Virginia and the DC Metro Area Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Winchester Dispatcher Receives 9-1-1 Medal of Honor http://www.news.synavista.com/winchester-dispatcher-receives-9-1-1-medal-of-honor-2/15405/ http://www.news.synavista.com/winchester-dispatcher-receives-9-1-1-medal-of-honor-2/15405/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:58:34 +0000 Resident http://www.winchester.daily-monitor.com/?p=10563 The Winchester Police Department is pleased to announce that Emergency Communications Specialist Elizabeth Yost received the 9-1-1 Medal of Honor at the Virginia State 9-1-1 Heroes Awards Ceremony in Virginia Beach on November 17, 2011. Elizabeth was nominated and received the award for a 9-1-1 call she received on July 29, 2011 from a non-activated cell phone. The caller on the other end was a juvenile who reported that her mother was being hurt by her father. The juvenile only knew the numerics and state for her address. Elizabeth attempted several different ways to determine the location of where the child was calling from to send the police. She asked for the parent’s name and also to look for a piece of mail with an address on it, but the juvenile was unable to provide that information. Elizabeth thought outside the box and asked the juvenile if the police had been to the residence before-and the child said “yes”. She went on to ask what color uniforms the officers had worn, and the child answered “brown”. Knowing that the officers with the Winchester Police Department wear blue uniforms and the deputies with the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office wear brown, Elizabeth was able to get deputies with Frederick County en route to the residence. Once Elizabeth was able to get help en route, she was able to refocus the juvenile’s attention and take her mind off her mother being hurt.

Elizabeth has been a vital part of the Emergency Communications Center for the City of Winchester for 6 years and has recently become a Communications Trainer Officer.

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