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Dad calls 911 to admit killing his 5-year-old son with a baseball bat

The harrowing 911 call of a father confessing to beating his 5-year-old son to death with a baseball bat has been released. Matthew J. Ponomarenko told the 911 dispatcher: “I just killed my son.” The ...

Locksmith shows up at house where kidnapped woman writes ‘911’ on her hand

A locksmith who arrived at a woman’s home had no idea what he was stepping into when the woman showed him a message that signaled an emergency. The locksmith, Greg, showed up at the woman’s ...

It is now illegal to make a race-based 911 call in New Jersey

It is now illegal to make a false 911 call based on race in New Jersey, and soon the same could be said for California. On Monday, New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy signed legislature that ...

4-year-old boy calls 911, saves himself and 6 other children locked in hot car

It seems no matter how many stark warnings there are, no matter how many incidences after which people say “never again”, there remain those who leave young children in hot cars during the summer. Sadly, ...

County Sheriffs point guns at black teens who called 911 asking for help

The LA County Sheriffs have been criticised after deputies drew weapons on three black teenagers who had called 911 for help. According to reports, video footage shows the disturbing moment white officers levelled guns at ...

Elderly lady calls 911 after running out of food, dispatcher then goes above and beyond call of duty

Dispatchers are the first point of call for those needing help in an emergency, but they never know what the nature of the call is going to be. For many people it’s a last resort ...

Abused woman calls 911 to order pizza, dispatcher plays along to outplay her abuser

Tim Tenyeck’s day at work as a 911 dispatcher took a sudden turn when a women called with a weird question. She wanted to order pizza and he quickly realized that she must’ve dialed the ...

Mother of 6-week-old baby calls 911 in the middle of the night because she ran out of milk

It was 2:12 a.m. on January 28 and Shannon Bird had just about run out of options. Her six-week-old baby was screaming. She was hungry, but Bird was unable to feed her and with her ...

8-year-old boy dies from meth overdose after dad refused to call 911 for help

Getting the chance to raise a child is a gift like few others, and one some people will never get the chance to enjoy. Which is why the idea of someone neglecting or actively being ...

Victim’s daughter calls 911 and asks for a pizza in order to report ongoing domestic violence

At first the dispatcher was unsure if the caller had the right number, but he could tell from the tone of her voice she needed help.