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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| Ohio in crisis situation when it comes to tracking 9-1-1 cell calls. |
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By Karen Kasler - November 6, 2006 |
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9-1-1 calls made by cell phones can be tracked in only eight Ohio counties - and only Oklahoma has a worse rate of pinpointing emergency cell calls. The National Emergency Number Association says Ohio is far behind the rest of the country in finding 9-1-1 calls made by cell phones. But Shana Eiselstein with the Public Utilities Commission says more than half of Ohio's 88 counties have filed plans to upgrade their 9-1-1 service.
Last year, cell phone users began paying a 32-cent-a-month charge that will be used to pay for upgrades throughout the state. So far, $16 million has gone out to counties to improve their cell tracking abilities. |
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Shana Eiselstein (:16) 
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Shana Eiselstein (:16)
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