2024 Dispatch In Service

7:30 - 8:15 AM: Registration and Breakfast
8:15 - 8:30 AM: Welcome Speech
     Speakers: 911 Administrator Rachel Williams
      Police Chief Tom Wale (representing Celina Police Department)
      Chief Deputy Timmerman, 911 Administrator Rachel Williams, Lieutenant Wehrkamp (Representing Mercer County Sheriff's Office)
8:30 - 9:45 AM: SSA Brian Leblanc (FBI-Boston)
 Topic: Responding to and Investigating Bomb Threats and Swatting Hoaxes
9:45 - 10:00 AM: Break
10:00 - 11:30 AM: Dr. Dave Hochstein (Wright State University)
     Topic: Psychological and mental health issues and improving support for 911 dispatchers.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Lunch
12:30 - 1:30 PM: K-9 Demo (K-9's from Mercer County SO, Coldwater PD, St. Mary's PD, Auglaize County SO, Celina PD)
1:30 - 1:45 PM: Break
1:45 - 2:45 PM: Gabbriel M. Veltheims
     Topic: Updates and new interfaces for the LEADS system.
2:45 - 3:00 PM: Break
3:00 - 4:00 PM: Sgt. Matthew Gill (Allen County Sheriff’s Office)
     Topic: Bomb Squad Demonstration
4:00 PM - TBD: Picking Up Certificates

Please note that some speakers may request more than an hour. Adjustments to the schedule will be made as needed.

Breakfast provided by Celina Police Dept 
Lunch provided by Mercer County Sheriff's Office - Daves's Barbecue & Catering (St. Mary's, Ohio)
Sound provided by JW Productions and Sound