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It happens all of the time. It's annoying and a waste of time/resources.
Most people don't know that YES! Disconnected cell phones canl still call 911. Even if you just push random buttons on your phone (like a butt dial.) it will call 911 because it thinks you're under distress.
I'd say on my average day 2 out of 10 911 calls my center receives is actually an "emergency."
What sucks is when you have cops tied up on bullshit calls like that because someone didn't take their disconnected cell phone away from their toddler. "He likes the light/button noises! It can't call anything!"
So you can't call the # back and get an adult on the line. You just have to deal w/ the little bastard calling 911 and hope the cell phone plots to the right location. Otherwise you're SOL.
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