A dispatch console in the new Galesburg/Knox County 9-1-1 Center in the Galesburg Public Safety Building. (Photo courtesy Galesburg Police Department) For the first time in Galesburg’s history, police, fire, and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office will be able to communicate directly on the radio. The transition to the StarCom21 statewide system also brings encrypted communications — a decision city officials say aligns with statewide law enforceme…
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