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Bartlett opens new $12M emergency dispatch center

By , Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: May 20, 2025 12:27 PM CT | Published: May 19, 2025 6:55 PM CT

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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