SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — San Diego County residents can now text to 9-1-1 in an emergency if you can't call. This includes the Sheriff's Department and all police and fire/Emergency Medical ...

The San Diego Sheriff's Department is making it easier for residents to receive — at times, indiscernible — messages issued by the department's helicopters.

As the San Diego County Sheriff's Department real-time radio broadcast signal went radio silent for the public on January 11 — locals have been speaking up.

SAN DIEGO — San Diegans can now send emergency text messages to 911 if calling for help isn’t an option. The sheriff’s department said calling 911 is still the fastest way to reach first ...

SAN DIEGO — It’s so frustrating, hearing a Sheriff’s Department helicopter loudspeaker overhead, knowing that something important is being shared, but making out only words like “last seen ...

Officer Meghan Gonzalez was presented with the RapidDeploy “Superstar” award by the department for using the text-from-911 feature and Radius Mapping, helping to locate the victim.