Abingdon
Police Department
For Immediate
Release
In
honor of National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week, we wish to acknowledge
the outstanding work of the employees of Washington County Central
Dispatch. They truly are our
lifeline. In honor of the tireless, and
thankless, work that they perform, we have compiled the following list of
reasons NOT to call 9-1-1. While this is not an exhaustive list, every one of
these is real...
Please
do not call 9-1-1:
•
when your order is wrong at your favorite
fast food restaurant
•
to report a power outage
•
to find out if someone has been arrested
or is in jail - the local jail number is 276-739-3520
•
to obtain general information, hours of a
business operations, or a phone number
•
because your neighbors grass/leaves are
blowing in to your yard
•
to ask why there is a police officer or
ambulance at your neighbor’s house
•
to find out about the weather forecast
•
to ask about road conditions
•
because you think the officer who
responded to your house is cute and you want to see him/her again
•
to check for school closing announcements
•
to ask for directions
·
to ask about paying a ticket
·
because you are locked IN your car
·
to inquire why your favorite restaurant is
closed
·
to ask the dispatcher to call your number
because you lost your cell phone...you are probably talking on it
·
to report that the Wi-Fi at a local
establishment is not working
·
because someone parked in your parking
space
·
to complain that your pizza is not fresh
or cold upon delivery
·
to ask if it is holiday
·
to seek help finding lost glasses
·
because your child/children will not get
dressed for, or go to, school
·
to report that your internet is not
working at home
·
to complain about a bad haircut or color
·
to report a car refusing
to move forward at a gas station pump
·
because you need to know the correct time
and/or date to ask if there is a warrant out for your arrest
·
to complain about the driver in the next
lane who is driving with an eye patch covering one eye
·
when your husband/children will not eat
their dinner
·
because you feel that time is moving very
slowly, or you are reporting that you are dead
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