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2009 OFCC Calendar
| Alltel 911 cell calls misdirected to Kent |
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| Written by Jeff Garvas | |
| Thursday, 12 June 2003 | |
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File this under the "only you can protect you" category: 6.11.03 The Kent Police Department recently found itself answering misdirected 911 calls from as far away as southern Ohio. The calls came from Alltel cellular phone users. When a call was pointed to a certain number -- in this case, 911 -- it was being incorrectly translated by the local telephone company, SBC, said Nina Gagliardo, spokeswoman for the northeast region of Alltel. The 911 calls normally would be directed to the State Highway Patrol. Click here for more of the story, and plenty of other examples on how depending solely on dialing 911 and waiting for police can be very harmful to one's health. |
