Bartlett opens new $12M emergency dispatch center
Bartlett Police Chief Jeff Cox speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new $12 million City of Bartlett Emergency Communications Center at 3736 Appling Road in Bartlett on Monday, May 19, 2025. (Michael Waddell/The Daily Memphian)
The new center should serve the community for at least the next decade, while replacing a facility the Bartlett Police Department had outgrown.
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Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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