A Dispatcher Was Caught Ordering Breakfast During a 911 Call

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A Dispatcher Was Caught Ordering Breakfast During a 911 Call

A man in Chatham County, Georgia called 911 earlier this year, after his wife called him at work  saying that someone was snooping around their house, and banging on the doors and windows.

It was someone they knew, so he initially called the county’s non-emergency line, but no one picked up. So he called 911 and it took three calls and six minutes before someone picked up.

He eventually got a dispatcher  but in the middle of the call, he heard the woman ordering a McGriddle from McDonald’s for breakfast.

The cops did eventually show up at the house, but by then the unwanted visitor was gone. The man has since obtained audio of the call, and is asking officials to clean up their act.

For what it’s worth, someone from the county says something like this should “never happen.” Still, county data shows that just last year, 24% of 911 calls were marked as abandoned, which is nearly one in four.

Courtesy of WTOC