THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CALL BIG METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS EVERY DAY--WITH EVERY CONCEIVABLE DESIRE. MOST, HOWEVER, NEED HELP AND NEED IT FAST. IN RECENT YEARS POLICE EMERGENCY NUMBERS AND CITY-WIDE COMMUNICATIONS ROOMS HAVE VASTLY AIDED THE DELIVERY OF HELP TO SUCH PERSONS. WHEN AN EMERGENCY CALL COMES IN, IT GOES TO THE FIRST AVAILABLE OPERATOR WHO FILLS OUT A SLIP AND SENDS IT TO THE RADIO DISPATCHER. THE RADIO DISPATCHER CAN SUMMON A RADIO CAR, A POLICE BOAT, OR A HELICOPTER TO THE SCENE, DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SPEED AND EFFICIENCY THEN BECOME THE WATCHWORDS IN SAVING LIVES....BS