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Child Calls 911 over 120 Times in Guelph
An unregistered phone dialed 911 at least 129 times in one evening, prompting multiple dispatches without locating an emergency, police said.
- In Guelph on Sunday, an unregistered cellphone dialed 911 at least 129 times between 4:40 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., with a child heard during many calls.
- Dispatchers note that any functioning off-network or unregistered mobile device can call 911 without a service plan, but these phones transmit far less accurate location data, complicating tracing.
- Dispatchers confirmed each call was labeled with a 911 identifier, and police officers used GPS data to check several addresses but found no emergency or device.
- The police urged residents to reconsider giving functioning old cellphones to children unless fully disabled and suggested removing batteries or letting phones drain, urging anyone who dials 911 accidentally to stay on the line.
- Because off-network devices cannot be called back, they transmit less-precise location data, complicating tracing, and police warned accidental 911 calls can waste emergency resources as officers checked multiple addresses.
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