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Emergency call boxes on Monon Trail are repaired | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star
The broken emergency call boxes along the south end of the Monon Trail have been repaired, and all but one are fully up and running.
Three of the six boxes between 13th and 34th streets along the trail had been vandalized, leaving two of them unable to connect to police dispatch. The third could be used for calls but was difficult for dispatchers to hear.
Indy Parks and Recreation officials discovered the emergency phones were broken after a mugging victim tried to use one to call for help on Aug. 23.
All three were repaired Monday, but a transformer for one of them likely was damaged in Sunday's storm, said Rhett Cochran of General Alarm, the company hired by the city to repair the boxes for about $665.
Cochran said he hoped to have the final box, northernmost of those damaged, working by the end of this week or early next week.
Last week, Indy Parks began a weekly testing program to make sure the boxes remain in working order. The tests will take place every Tuesday, said Paula Freund, a spokeswoman for Indy Parks.
The department also plans to schedule more park rangers to patrol the trail during the high-volume evening commute hours and on weekends, Freund said. "Public safety is the mayor's No. 1 priority," Freund said. "We're going to take the proper steps to make sure the trail is safe."
Call Star reporter Francesca Jarosz at (317) 444-6310.
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The broken emergency call boxes along the south end of the Monon Trail have been repaired, and all but one are fully up and running.
Three of the six boxes between 13th and 34th streets along the trail had been vandalized, leaving two of them unable to connect to police dispatch. The third could be used for calls but was difficult for dispatchers to hear.
Indy Parks and Recreation officials discovered the emergency phones were broken after a mugging victim tried to use one to call for help on Aug. 23.
All three were repaired Monday, but a transformer for one of them likely was damaged in Sunday's storm, said Rhett Cochran of General Alarm, the company hired by the city to repair the boxes for about $665.
Cochran said he hoped to have the final box, northernmost of those damaged, working by the end of this week or early next week.
Last week, Indy Parks began a weekly testing program to make sure the boxes remain in working order. The tests will take place every Tuesday, said Paula Freund, a spokeswoman for Indy Parks.
The department also plans to schedule more park rangers to patrol the trail during the high-volume evening commute hours and on weekends, Freund said. "Public safety is the mayor's No. 1 priority," Freund said. "We're going to take the proper steps to make sure the trail is safe."
Call Star reporter Francesca Jarosz at (317) 444-6310.
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Some nice commenting going on on the article's website...
-J-
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