Dispatcher Killed Headed Home
- On any given shift, police dispatcher Marciea Adkins could have monitored a police pursuit, her voice providing a key link between the officers in the chase and other units on the street.
Adkins died early Sunday driving home from her overnight shift after her car was struck by a teenager fleeing from police in stolen SUV, police said. The 16-year-old had touched off a nearly 2-mile pursuit after he backed into a police vehicle during a traffic stop for failing to stop at a red light, police said.
Adkins, 42, was married to a dispatcher for the Chicago Fire Department, and the couple had a young daughter.
The city flag at Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications was lowered to half-staff on Sunday, and Adkins’ body was escorted by police and fire vehicles from Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
From everything we've heard from friends at work, Adkins was highly thought of and a good, capable dispatcher - something very valuable nowadays in these uncertain times. The radio is our lifeline and the person on the other end is often the angel looking over our shoulders.
Sun Times coverage here.
Thoughts and prayers for the Dispatcher and her family only here.
Sun Times coverage here.
Thoughts and prayers for the Dispatcher and her family only here.
Labels: 911
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
71 Comments:
Our condolences to the family.
Sorry to the loved ones. R.I.P.
Thank you SCC. I'm a 3rd watch dispatcher and we are all shocked and saddened by this tragedy. Marcia was always smiling and joking when she arrived to start her shift. She will be missed.
Just trying to get home safely-
My condolences to both departments and her family- if any of our dispatchers were ever injured or killed I would be devastated.
R.I.P.....and the POS who killed her, rot in prison.
Marcy was the sweetest, kindest most wonderful person you could ever meet. She was always smiling and never had a bad word to say about anyone. She will be greatly missed by all of us who had the honor to know and work with her. Rest in peace sweet lady...
I heard her voice almost every night. She was soft and soothing all the time, a real pro. Im going to miss her. What a sad loss. May God accept her and keep her in a better place in wait for her family
Never had the pleasure of knowing her or working with her, and from what I've been reading, that's my loss. God bless you and your family. And a swift hell to the idiot responsible.
S.P. - 004
RIP
God bless her.
What really bothers me is Larry Yellen on Ch 32 news described the offender as the "child" two times during the story.
The media says this was an under age thief. He will get nothing compared to the damage he has caused this poor woman and her family. What a tragic waste of life. The young man is simply a by product of this society. A brainless worthless parasite.
My deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Marciea Adkins. May the loving arms of God and memories of Marciea comfort you in your sorrow.
anyone know what zone she worked?
This is very sad... My prayers to all those who cared and loved her... God Bless you and thank you for being the voice that is my life line...
Marcia Adkins will be deeply missed. She was a great dispatcher, always there for us. My prayers go out to Marcia and her family. RIP.
What can you say, except, my deepest condolences to her friends and family. RIP
Marci was the best !! RIP bestie .. I'm gonna miss you...
God rest her soul and may that scumbag gets what he deserves...meeting his "new: wife in prison for life.
Marcia worked zone 1 first watch. She will be missed. She was wonderful dispatcher and made sure we were safe at all times. My deepest condolences to the family.
17dst 1st watch
Although I never met her, I heard her voice many times when I was on afternoons. If someone close to the family would get this message to them. I will gladly make them a memorial video if they should so desire. It would be a gift from Marcy's extended C.P.D. family.
GodSpeed and God Bless her family.
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Marciea was on Zone 1
Thanks SCC.
Marciea was the most positive, always happy, person I've ever known. She worked midnights, Zone 1 and even if she was tired coming on shift she'd always crack a smile and a joke. She never had a negative word to say about anything or anyone. Her smile was always genuine. She was a good friend to all, a good wife, great mother, and co-worker.
If she saw all the heartbreak and tears we shed for her, she'd laugh and say 'ok now, knock it off'. Marciea will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
My Deepest Condolences to Bill Adkins (CFD Dispatch) and their sweet young daughter Jillian. My heart breaks for your loss.
RIP MARCIEA ADKINS
Prayers and thoughts go out to your loved ones during this grieving period.
As a 36 year Cop, I wish I had a nickel for every time that I was scared out of my mind out there and that voice coming over the radio kept me focused.
RIP to the Dispatcher and her Family- she's earned her place in heaven.
Sharon Wright of channel five news was blaming the conduct of the police in chasing the pos offender as the cause of her death. Let's place the blame in the right place and that is with the offender. He should be charged with murder when Anita gets back from Hawaii.
RIP Marcy.
Marcia was 1st watch on Zone 1. She relieved us every night by coming up from roll call with a joke and a smile on her face. She
was MJ's partner. She was a bright spot in the day for all of us who work in a place without many bright spots. She will be remembered for the happy and gleeful person she was. Will will all miss her greatly. So sad.
God Bless her family. My dearest symphathy to all. We still have an Angel watching over us. My heart breaks for her husband & little girl. RIP.
May she rest in peace. May her family have strength when they are weak, courage when afraid, and wisdom in the face of the unknown.
I live in the area and was riding my bike east-bound on Armitage. I came to the scene shortly after the terrible crash, and am still bothered by the images in my head. My thoughts go out to Marcia's family, friends and everyone who's life was (as the notes seem to indicate) positively impacted by her presence.
SCC, WHY in the hell is CPD refusing to release the name of this offender when he is charged as an ADULT? Illinois LAW says the public gets to know the identity of offenders charged as an adult. My condolences to Marci and her family, I knew her and she was a wonderful woman who loved her city and her family!
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and also the friends of this beloved dispatcher.... yet again we are reminded how precious life is and how short it can be. We can only hope the system does not fail us and actually works. May the individual responsible receive what he deserves.
Damned shame.
May God take her home.
May God rest het soul. My prayers are with her family...
Rest in Peace. 004 1st watch
http://shortwaveamerica.blogspot.com/2011/07/saluting-marciea-adkins-chicago-911.html
What a terrible and senseless tragedy...REST IN ETERNAL PEACE. May GOD look over your loved ones and give them comfort during this most difficult time.
I have been down to the OEMC a few times & know who the husband is. Hes a very nice guy. Whoever it was that decided to give the escort from CPD & CFD to her was a class act. My heartfelt thoughts & prayers go out to her family & friends and all her coworkers in this time of sadness.
CFD
She worked Zone 1... Pd61...always professional and everyone always happy to hear her voice on the zone ...a great loss.
Rip, loved hearing your soothing voice on the zone.
I was talking to her brother Mark just last week, reminiscing the old days where we all grew up.
If you grew up in South Deering, it wasn't the same place it is today. It was a tough, blue collar neighborhood that had it's share of problems like any other. The challenges were many but so were the opportunities if you had spirit. The steel mills were in full swing and there were many good families that struggled to make a better life for themselves.
The same could be said for growing up in the Trumbull Park Homes. Marci came from there and was always good natured, good humored and always quick with her wit and her lovely smile. She was a scrappy young lady that grew into a beautiful woman in so many ways. Marci's spirit embodied the goodness that overcomes adversity and allows the human spirit to float like the wind and brush the cheek of many as it blows ever so gently past.
I remember her spirit when she worked at Service Merchandise in the East Side Plaza. I knew that once you spoke to Marci, no matter how bad a day you could be having, Marci's twinkle in her eye and demeanor would snap you out of it.
The world will be a little duller and a not as bright a place without her in it. My condolences to her husband and the entire Tighe and Adkins family.
In my mind's eye, her Irish eyes will always be smiling.
Carlos Medina. #055
From Chicago Breaking News:
A 16-year-old boy was charged this morning in connection with a fatal traffic crash that left a police dispatcher dead over the weekend.
Marquis Harrison, of the 200 block of South Lotus Avenue, was charged as an adult with one count of first-degree murder and felony burglary, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office. He was also charged with misdemeanor DUI and received two citations.
"All cars stand by for a moment. We changin' voices on the zone."
God bless all.
So very sorry to hear that. Most dispatchers are great people just trying to make a livid like us. Very tragic the way this happened and I feel for the family so much. My condolences.
Condolences for Marcia Adkins' family and friend for such a great loss. God Bless her.
...a Patrolman.
May the Good Lord watch over your family during these very difficult times. It's a tragedy that this occurred.
What a horrible story. Condolences to the family!
http://www.suntimes.com/6455200-418/honor-student-was-drunk-high-at-time-of-fatal-crash.html
Such a tragic loss. I witnessed this accident and it was the so horrific and heartbreaking. I know everyone on our block that was out there and saw this, felt nothing by sadness for this poor woman and her family.
and of course, the article in the Tribune has this gem (and comments turned off)
Harrison is a sophomore at Urban Prep Charter Academy in Garfield Park, where he is the quarterback of the football team and a “very bright student,” according to Assistant Principal Ron Bryant.
AREN'T THEY ALWAYS?
Sun-times headline. Honor student was drunk and high when he crashed stolen car. Honor student. What a joke.
Marcia was a top choise dispatcher. She will be greatly missed. I feel for the pain and loss of her loved ones. My prayers are with her and her faimly at this sad time.
And the scum times refers to the pos as "an honor student". Unbelievable how these rags "report" the news. Just reinforces my decision several years ago to get out.
http://www.suntimes.com/6455200-417/honor-student-was-drunk-high-at-time-of-fatal-crash.html
wtf!? "child"?? honor roll student?! how bout out of control high and drunk criminal fleeing in a car he just stoled driving with total disregard for peoples lives then runs from the police cuz he scared ... sorry for the terrible loss and god bless.
It's been several years since I worked on Zone 1, but I remember how good the dispatchers were. A while ago I was talking to a friend of mine who was a dispatcher and we got to talking about the relationship between the police and dispatchers. My friend explained that they could do an outstanding job for 19 years, never missing a call or dispatch, never loosing track of who was where and what they were doing. Then you have a bad day and miss a call or drop the ball on something and your suddenly a dog who can't be trusted to take care of the coppers. Since that conversation, I end every shift by thanking my dispatchers and wishing them a good day. It's not much, but I wait in the car everyday for their response. Marciea was appreciated by us a long time and I'm sorry I didn't let her know. RIP
My condolences to the family!
There were Officers that were involved too and I am sure its weighing on them as well...nobody wanted an outcome like that...it s a terrible ending to a crazed situation.
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My deepest condolences to the family, RIP.
Although I never knew her personally, I have always depended on my dispatchers. Sometimes we forget how important we are to each other. My condolences to her family, coworkers and the districts covered by her zone.
God bless and condolences to the family. A good dispatcher is your lifeline and your best friend. I did not know her, but have appreciated many good dispatchers. May she rest in peace knowing that she did an unbelieveably difficult, vastly important and terribly undervlaued job.
RIP Marciea.
As I walked past you each morning at shift change, you greeted me in your gangsta voice .."morning , keep up da good work protectin my hood". I would thank you for doing the same on 1st watch, for keeping my home and family safe in 016.
We did what we could to get you help that tragic morning, but God called you home.
As my parnter and I stood solemly as were escorted out of the ambulance, I could hear you saying..."morning ladies, you are my bestie friends in the whole wide world". Marciea...YOU were the BESTIE fried to all of us at OEMC!
You will be missed and in our hearts forever.
2nd Watch PD41
MARCIEA WITH SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT....YOU WILL BE MISSED.....KIDDO....WILL MISS U SAYING "I GOT A PULSE" REST EASY MY SISTER......MY CONDOLENCES AND PRAYERS FOR THE FAMILY.....
1ST WATCH DISPATCHER
I knew Marcia when I worked in 004. There wasn't a malicious bone in her body. Rest peacefully my sister...I know you are with Jesus. Why this happened, only He knows, but there HAS to be a reason for her husband and her beautiful daughter, in God's eyes, to have to endure this. I won't even pretend to know why. Regarding the "honor student", I can't believe I'M even saying this, but even HE needs Jesus. That being said, and JUST LIKE the thief on the cross, I hope he asks God to forgive him, becaause HE will. Then, JUST LIKE THE THIEF ON THE CROSS, I hope he pays for this abomination of a crime here on earth with his life. Forgiveness from God is guaranteed...paying for the consequences of your actions here on Earth is another story. ANY death you can conjure up couldn't possibly pay for what he did, but he should still have to pay here.
Services for Marciea Adkins
Wake Wednesay: St Josephat Church 2311 N Southport 3-9pm
Funeral Thursday: viewing 9 to 10 and Mass @ 10
Rest In Peace My Friend
Carlos Medina. #055
THANK YOU FOR A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO A BEAUTIFUL LADY.
RIP MARCIEA
I worked there in the 90s when she was new. She had the least "attitude" problem you could ever imagine from a newby, and among the best attitudes you would see from anyone down there.
Condolences to all who feel this loss. Just thinking of her through this tragedy makes me determined to try and be a bit more cheerful to those around me.
RIP Marcia. May you stand by God's side watching over your family in blue from above. My deepest condolences to her family and co-workers.
Let us not forget that this Child POS also tried to kill 2 PO's and a Sgt. RIP Marcia, may you walk in the company of God now.
A good dispatcher is like a good partner and can be the difference between life and death. Thank you for your service and may God watch over you and your family, just as you watched over all of us. Peace be with you.
Come on over and check out the tribute to Marci!
http://shortwaveamerica.blogspot.com/2011/07/tribute-to-marciea-adkins-chicago.html
She was a good one. You will be missed.
So very sad, thank your for your service Marciea, may you rest in peace. God bless you and your family.
RIP police dispatcher Marciea Adkins.
Had the family of this "Honors" student in crime, parented their child, police dispatcher Marciea Adkins would be alive today, IL would have retained one more taxpayer, something in IL is in dire need of and this this so called academic "Honors" student might have a life a head of him instead of living out his life as a risk and burden to productive taxpaying IL citizens.
Now he' represents an even bigger mushroom cloud of wasted taxpayer money.
And, what sort of idiot -- moron -- leaves a car running anywhere, much less in Chicago??
all my love to the adkins family
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