Tablets, Zone Policing & Texting 911 On The Way

City Police are shedding some light on their ongoing initiatives including zone policing, tablets in cruisers and texting 911 service.  Chief JP Levesque says they should have the high tech devices in their vehicles in the next couple of months. The same time frame goes for getting zone policing off the ground which will see specific officers assigned to designated areas of the City. Levesque also updated the Police Board behind closed doors on Tuesday about how long it will be before the area will see texting 911 service.  It comes after the 911 call centre that serves the Metro Vancouver and select surrounding areas of British Columbia will be able to communicate with hearing or speech impaired Canadians using text messages. E-Comm 911, the emergency call centre that serves Metro Vancouver and select surrounding areas is the first emergency call centre in Canada to provide Text with 911.