911 calls

Pittsburgh police have stopped responding to 911 calls that are not reporting in-progress emergencies, prompting concern from residents.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Portland City Commissioner of Public Safety Rene Gonzalez stated that he posted that people shouldn’t call 911 unless their life was in danger, a crime was in progress, or there was a chance

U.S. Capitol Police ordered all individuals in Senate office buildings to shelter in place amid reports of an active shooter.

Dallas, Texas, is grappling with a ransomware attack that has caused widespread service outages and impacted critical systems, including 911 dispatch services. The Royal ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the cyber attack, which has left the Texas city scrambling to restore services and assess the full extent of the damage.

Dispatchers at the Summit County 911 Center have reportedly been fielding huge numbers of automated notifications from local skiers’ iPhones and Apple Watches at the county’s four ski areas last weekend. New iPhones feature “crash detection” and “fall detection” that automatically call 911 when the device thinks its user has been in a car wreck or other accident, which skiing apparently sets off as well.

Chicago police grappled with Mexican Independence Day crowds over the weekend, which caused problems for 911 callers.

Audio from the desperate 911 call detailing actress Anne Heche’s fiery August 5 car crash in Los Angeles — where she destroyed a woman’s house — has been released.

A Washington man called 911 during a police pursuit and claimed the chase was illegal, citing a 2021 law passed by Democrats in the state.

Erie County dispatcher Sheila E. Ayers was fired for allegedly hanging up on a Tops Friendly Market employee who called during the May 14 Buffalo attack.

Males who identify as women should call the cops if they are asked to leave a women’s toilet, a transgender NGO has suggested.

A Florida boy was recognized Wednesday for his swift actions and terrific teamwork with a dispatcher when his grandmother suddenly collapsed.

A quick-thinking seven-year-old boy from Maine quickly sprang into action and called 911 when he witnessed his mother having a seizure.

Authorities say a Florida man was arrested after he called 911 and requested a deputy “test the methamphetamine” he purchased.

A California sheriff’s department released footage of a deputy-involved shooting at a Walmart after a subject allegedly reached for a gun.

New Jersey’s Attorney General’s Office released shocking video of a fatal police shooting involving a suspect on an alleged backhoe rampage.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) witnessed a fight and called 911 to report the incident during his first commute to City Hall as mayor.

A Missouri woman smiled ear to ear for her mugshot after being arrested for allegedly slaying her boyfriend with a sword on Christmas Eve. 

A Montgomery County, Maryland, homeowner shot and killed an alleged intruder Monday morning while on the phone with police dispatch via 911.

The person who reported a dispute between Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito in Utah on August 12 apparently told the 911 dispatcher “the gentleman was slapping the girl,” Fox News reported Monday.

Police are searching for a New Orleans 911 operator accused of hanging up on citizens calling for help, a New Orleans Police Department spokesperson said Thursday.

A man who has the state of Florida tattooed on his face was arrested early Sunday after he dialed 911 twice for a ride home, authorities said.

A six-year-old Florida girl is being hailed as a hero for keeping calm and getting her mother medical attention while she was in the middle of a medical emergency.

Jo Ann Hardesty, the defund-the-police Portland City Council member who called 911 on November 1, 2020, over a Lyft ride, now says she called police because of “white supremacists.”

Supervisors in San Francisco unanimously voted on Tuesday to pass the Caution Against Racially and Exploitative Non-Emergencies (CAREN) Act, which would outlaw racially motivated 911 calls.

Former Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday evening during the first presidential debate that he has a vision of police showing up to 911 calls with psychologists and psychiatrists who can “keep them from having to use force.”

Emergency 911 services in 14 states went down temporarily on Monday, putting lives at risk. Some argue that the outages, which lasted for up to an hour, were caused by technical issues at Microsoft, which provides communications products used by emergency service departments. Others believe that the shutdown was caused by an issue with an emergency telephone service called Intrado.

New Jersey has made it a crime to call 911 with false police reports towards people of color, regardless of ethnicity or religion, the state’s governor announced Monday.

The nightly violent Antifa riots in Portland have created a backlog of calls for help, including reports of gunfire and assaults.