When a young girl went missing in Pennington County, law enforcement officials turned to the FirstNet communication broadband network.

Today, Pennington County Sheriff’s office, one of the largest agencies in South Dakota, is officially signed up for FirstNet.

On May 16th, FirstNet officials were on site to switch old phones over to the FirstNet infrastructure and train law enforcement on their new devices.

A FirstNet Representative tests new equipment in Pennington County.

“We’re pleased FirstNet could assist Pennington County during a critical time of need, and we look forward to the partnership ahead," said Doug Penniston, South Dakota state consultant, AT&T FirstNet.