RCMP Just Revealed A List Of Completely Outrageous 911 Calls From The Last Year

Someone literally asked for a hamburger. 🤯
Reasons Not To Call 911 Given With Outrageous Examples By RCMP
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Alberta RCMP is sharing reasons not to call 911 by revealing some of the most ridiculous non-emergency calls that have come in during the last year.

This initiative is meant to help people realize what's considered an emergency and when they should call.

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More than 890,000 calls to 911 came through in Alberta throughout the past year and these are some of the most outrageous ones:

  • "My phone settings are all in another language, how can I change it back?"
  • "Can you bring me a hamburger? I am hungry and cannot drive!"
  • "I need you to stop my teenage son from vaping!"
  • "My neighbour is plowing snow incorrectly!"
  • "The neighbour's kids strum the guitar every time I go for a smoke. No matter what time of day, this has been ongoing for three months since the start of lockdown."

Also, RCMP said that multiple people called to report "suspicious satellites" during a SpaceX launch.

The RCMP is reminding people that 911 should only be dialled in emergency situations "when public or personal safety is at risk or a crime is in progress."

This article's cover photo is used for illustrative purposes only.

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  • Lisa Belmonte

    Senior Writer

    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.

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