Cell Phones Donated for Domestic Abuse Victims
From Times Staff Reports
Verizon Wireless is donating 45 cellular phones to the county for use by domestic abuse victims who may need to reach authorities quickly.
The phones are programmed to speed-dial 911 as well as the district attorney’s office, said officials with the county’s Crime Victims’ Assistance Program.
They will replace aging units that have been used since the county began handing out the cell phones to abuse victims in 1998.
