"9-1-1 Misuse"
Dispatchers Give Man Gift
December 30, 2014West Jordan police tracked down a person making false 911 calls. But it wasn’t what dispatchers were expecting.
Read full articleThousands of Improper 9-1-1 Calls Made Each Year In Wyoming City
May 8, 2013The Laramie County Combined Communications Center gets thousands of misuse or hang-up 9-1-1 calls a year. These calls are time-consuming for dispatchers and law enforcement officers.
Read full articleDeputies Put Stop to Free Rides
May 1, 2013A Dorchester County woman is accused of feigning illnesses to bum free ambulance rides around the Low country on the state’s dime, authorities said.
Read full articleEtna Man Asks for Reduced Fine after Misuse of 9-1-1 System
April 15, 2013NEWPORT, Maine — An Etna man who was summoned by police after calling 9-1-1 to report the poor condition of his road has been ordered to pay a $350 fine.
Read full articleFlorida Woman Arrested After Calling 9-1-1 Eight Times
April 8, 2013Police arrested a woman who repeatedly called 9-1-1 to report a burglary at her home.
Read full articleSalt Lake City Police: Self-Described ‘Next Osama’ Made More Than 100 Threats via 9-1-1
March 11, 2013Salt Lake City police said the threats were made to police officers in general, not specific individuals.
Read full articleEducate Kids on Appropriate 9-1-1 Etiquette
March 5, 2013Tim Lee, executive director of the Consolidated Communications Partnership, said teaching children when and why to call 9-1-1 is one of the best ways to reduce the number of unnecessary calls.
Read full articleSouth Carolina Man Charged with Making False 9-1-1 Calls
February 26, 2013Nikie Mayo, Anderson Independent-Mail (South Carolina) Investigators say an Upstate man has made more than three dozen false calls to…
Read full articleMass. Boy, Trying to Avoid Bedtime, Calls 911
February 26, 2013Police in Massachusetts say a 10-year-old boy called 9-1-1 because he didn’t want to go to bed.
Read full articleCalif.: Oakland Woman Arrested After Alleged Misuse of 9-1-1 System
February 11, 2013An Oakland woman who had been warned about misusing the 9-1-1 system was arrested early Thursday after making another call without cause, police said.
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