Someone In Ontario Called 911 Over 150 Times In One Day

"Dispatchers were overwhelmed."

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Emergency dispatchers in one Ontario city had a very busy day recently.

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.

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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