New Middletown officials asked about 911 response

NEW MIDDLETOWN — A resident asked village council why his recent call for help brought Springfield Township police and ambulance to his door instead of New Middletown’s.

Daniel Patoray of 108 Main St. told council Monday that on Sept. 22, he needed an ambulance at his home, and his daughter called 911 from her cell phone. No village ambulance or police responded, although the police and fire departments are less than a block away.

Patoray said he now has a $900 bill from Springfield Township and questioned why the village did not respond.

Police Chief Vince D’Egidio replied that the village didn’t respond because it was never notified. Council President Richard DeBucci explained that any cell-phone 911 call made from within the village goes to Beaver Township’s dispatching center which then sends Springfield Township emergency personnel to the scene, even when the call is in New Middletown.

“For whatever reason, the township does not elect to make the call to us,” DeBucci said.

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