Screams of anguish reverberated across the phone line — the only clue dispatchers needed to gauge the magnitude of the tragedy.
"Man's best friend" doesn't go far enough for Buddy — a German shepherd who remembered his training and saved his owner's life by calling 911 when the man had a seizure. And it's not the first time Buddy has been there for owner Joe Stalnaker, a police officer said Sunday. On a recording of the 911 call Wednesday, Buddy is heard whimpering and barking after the dispatcher answers and repeatedly asks if the caller needs help.
The sheriff's department in southern California's Orange County says the 911 emergency call system for much of the county has been repaired after an outage that shut it down for 90 minutes.
An 85-year-old woman boldly went for her gun and busted a would-be burglar inside her home, then forced him to call police while she kept him in her sights, police said. "I just walked right on past him to the bedroom and got my gun," Leda Smith said.
Authorities say a suburban Atlanta woman died while waiting for an ambulance that a 911 operator sent to the wrong address.
A second Florida man has been arrested on charges of making false 911 calls in as many days. An arrest report says 47-year-old Carlos Gutierrez was at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino early Monday and called 911 to say the slot machine stole his money. The report says Gutierrez left the casino to place a second 911 call to say the same thing.
The sauce for a spicy Italian sandwich was apparently a must have for one Florida man. The man, Reginald Peterson, called 911 twice after a sandwich shop left off the sauce.
A 3-year-old girl used the simple song lyrics "911 green" to call 911 and get help after her pregnant mother fainted.
Police in Benton say Tabitha Artis was persistent in dialing up the county's 911 system, and they're calling it a crime. The 27-year-old woman was arrested for disorderly conduct for allegedly making several 911 calls police didn't consider emergencies.
A man accused of calling 911 15 times in a row because he was tired of waiting for a cab was arrested early Tuesday, police said.
A Nashville 911 operator has been fired after he was recorded saying that he didn't "give a s---" about what happened to a woman who had just called to report her ex-boyfriend was threatening her.
A conservative Republican congressman says he supports helping victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks but did not offer an apology for remarks he made while questioning the need for federal compensation.
A computer hacker was sentenced to three years in prison for placing a phony 911 call that led a SWAT team to storm a family home at gunpoint.
Residents of an upscale community were on edge Friday as detectives sought whoever shot a neighbor to death in her gated, high-security mansion as she called 911.
A 911 operator who authorities say didn't take seriously a boy's calls to report that his mother had collapsed was sentenced Tuesday to serve a year of probation for willful neglect of duty. The mother was found dead three hours after the call, taken by Sharon Nichols.
Ten emergency dispatchers were not busy when a woman called 911 to report a fire that killed her, yet it took six rings before anyone answered the phone, authorities said.
A 5-year-old kindergartner is being credited with saving his mother's life when he dialed 911 after she choked on a potato chip. Mathew Rissler dialed 911 at 8:22 p.m. Monday. He said he learned at school how to dial the emergency number.
A jury convicted a 911 operator Friday of willful neglect of duty after authorities said she didn't take seriously a boy's calls to report his mother had collapsed. The mother was found dead three hours after the first call.
A police officer has been fired for suing a family after she slipped and fell in their home while trying to rescue a 1-year-old boy who nearly drowned, authorities said.
An 8-year-old boy riding in a car with his mom called 911 several times to report that she wasn't "acting normal," leading to her arrest for investigation of drunken driving and other charges, authorities said.
A man being extradited to California this week has been accused of making a bogus emergency call in March that prompted police to storm a house and handcuff a couple at gunpoint before everyone realized the call was a hoax.
A police officer who slipped and injured a knee during a rescue call has sued the family who phoned 911 after their 1-year-old boy nearly drowned.
A 38-year-old man was arrested after he called 911 and told a dispatcher he was surrounded by police officers and needed help, authorities said.
Excerpt: Recordings were just released of the calls made by the Orange County meter reader who tried to alert authorities in August about bag that officials later determined contained the remains of Caylee Marie Anthony.
The report underscores major difficulties in bringing assistance to people affected by conflict.
This is so far the most complete, with the Mexican attack as well as the Jordanian bombing, israeli spyrings (there seems to be more arrests up until 2004 atleast) everything check it out!
Excerpt: If you knew your child was a murderer, would you do anything in your power to save them from life in prison or possibly the death penalty? OK -- what if it meant misleading the media or tampering with evidence? What to most people is just a hypothetical question of moral …
"Megaterror Attack Likely By 2013, Say Experts." It's a good bet this headline caused thousands of Americans to stop in the tracks of their morning routines.
I'm sorry, but there are moments when I just feel like a total alien who stumbled onto some planet full of bizarre life forms. They call this place America, and it sure is weird. And, lemme tell ya, I know what I'm talking about here.
According to the news and other sources in Washington D.C., the Pentagon will hire aliens with visas from foreign countries who live in the United States.
This week Portugal made an unusual move of actually writing, publicly, to all the other EU states, to ask them to join them in helping to relocate the ex-detainees of Guantanamo.
Thousands of miles from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, another side of America's fight against terrorism is unfolding in this remote corner of West Africa.
---Audio of 911 Call on page with article.--- ORLANDO, Fla. -- Authorities on Friday released the 911 call placed shortly after an Orange County utility worker discovered a child's remains near the home of the grandparents of Caylee Anthony, who was last seen in mid-June.
" Guantanamo's commander believes that the prison on this base won't close anytime soon after President-elect Barack Obama takes office.
Keith debunks the talking points memo put out by the Bush administration trying to rewrite his legacy.
In its draft report, released in August 2008, NIST attempted to cover up evidence that WTC7 fell at freefall, but the coverup was transparent.
If the men's requests to plead guilty are eventually granted by the military commission, they will be permitted to enter pleas at a future hearing. More Articles
Under the rules of the military commissions, a judge cannot accept a guilty plea unless he determines that the plea is voluntary and free of coercion.
After attending a cheery little GOP Christmas party, and in the charitable spirit of the season, Wall Street Journal columnist and Republican stalwart Peggy Noonan reflected on the Bush years Friday.
The Mumbai attacks remind the world that the intertwined problems of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan will be the most extreme foreign policy challenge that President Obama will face as he assumes office.
Imagine you're cruising down the road when you hit a patch of black ice and slide into a guardrail. A passing motorist calls 911. Soon firetrucks and police arrive.
"The new administration will soon discover from its review of the Guantánamo files what motivated its predecessor: The scope of the terrorist threat was far greater than anyone knew on September 11, 2001.
Many people realise that the official explanation of the 9/11 events is implausible. Prof. David Ray Griffin for instance has written several books detailing what is implausible about the official story, hereafter dubbed as the Arab Conspiracy Theory (ACT).
I have heard news, I have heard lies. After watching all these videos, I am still more confused. What is the truth? I really don't know. These videos are just another example of what is the truth.
Two months before September 11 Osama Bin Laden flew to Dubai for 10 days for treatment at the American hospital, where he was visited by the local CIA agent, according to the French newspaper Le Figaro.
"When President Bush was elected president, the gas price was $1.71 a gallon that week. Here is the link: Link Just this morning, gas was only $1.69 per gallon in one place in Houston. That means an actual drop in gas prices!!"
For Iraqis it was a depressing reminder not only of the recent past, but also of the reality that the stability they crave is still far away.