{"id":1726,"date":"2024-09-09T08:12:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T13:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.motorolasolutions.com\/en_us\/?p=1726"},"modified":"2024-09-09T08:12:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T13:12:55","slug":"two-way-radios-keep-officer-safe-and-connected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-test.motorolasolutions.com\/en_us\/two-way-radios-keep-officer-safe-and-connected\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-Way Radios Keep Officers Safe and Connected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/video.motorolasolutions.com\/detail\/videos\/featured:-public-safety-communications\/video\/5966401747001\/two-way-radios-keep-officer-safe-and-connected?autoStart=true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1727\" title=\"Boulder County Jail\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.motorolasolutions.com\/en_us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/Boulder-County-Jail.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder County Jail\" width=\"358\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a>Built to house just under 300 prisoners, the Boulder County Jail is currently home to more than 450 inmates. Prisoners considered part of the mainstream population are able to roam freely in the specified common areas throughout the jail quadrant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Officers at the jail periodically need to enter these common areas \u2013 usually due to suspected trouble \u2013 where they are significantly outnumbered. In these situations, being connected is critical. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cRadios keep us safe,\u201d says Anthony Knight, operations sergeant for Boulder County Sheriff\u2019s Office Jail Division. \u201cIt\u2019s our first line of communication when you really need some help. I call it my lifeline.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On one particular day, a female deputy entered the common area alone to deal with an unruly inmate. He quickly became aggressive and began trying to pull the deputy into his cell. Using her combatives to prevent herself from being dragged into the cell, the deputy was unable to reach her radio to call for assistance. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fortunately, her partner \u2013 who was in the main workstation \u2013 was able to immediately radio for backup. Backup quickly arrived and officers were able to subdue the inmate and extract the deputy safely. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/video.motorolasolutions.com\/detail\/videos\/featured:-public-safety-communications\/video\/5966401747001\/two-way-radios-keep-officer-safe-and-connected?autoStart=true\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Watch the story unfold.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Built to house just under 300 prisoners, the Boulder County Jail is currently home to more than 450 inmates. Prisoners considered part of the mainstream population are able to roam freely in the specified common areas throughout the jail quadrant. 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