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Someone In Ontario Called 911 Over 150 Times In One Day

"Dispatchers were overwhelmed."
St. Thomas Police Department Received Over 150 Calls From The Same Person In One Day
St. Thomas Police | Facebook
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Emergency dispatchers in one Ontario city had a very busy day recently.

Police in St. Thomas got over 150 calls to 911 from the same number on Sunday, September 20.

St Thomas Police spoke on the incident, which tied up their emergency line.

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Dispatchers were overwhelmed after someone called 911 over 150 times.


St. Thomas Police Service 

The caller refused to identify themselves, nor did they specify what their emergency was. 

The calls were placed using a Voice Over Internet Phone tool, which allows users to call 911 using their voice.

The St. Thomas Digital Forensic Unit is investigating the incident and is trying to identify the caller.

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  • Abby Neufeld
    Abby Neufeld was a writer at Narcity Canada. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English and Professional Communications at the University of Victoria. Her past work has been published in The Toronto Star, Bitch Media, Canadian Dimension, This Magazine, and more. In 2019, Abby co-founded The New Twenties, an environmentally-focused literary and arts magazine.
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