Fake 911 Calls

• Kenaston, Sask. man charged for making hundreds of nuisance 911 calls

  A man from Kenaston, Sask. faces charges after allegedly making hundreds of 911 calls from November 2021 to March 2022 during which no identity or emergency was reported.

  Crime

  Mar 17, 2022
  
• Edmonton woman charged after calling 911 to report fake shooting during traffic stop: police

  A 32-year-old Edmonton woman has been charged with public mischief after she allegedly called in a false report of a shooting during a traffic stop.

  Crime

  Feb 8, 2021
  
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• Huronia West OPP respond to 79 false 911 calls over Civic Holiday long weekend

  Police say 29 per cent of the 273 emergency calls they received over the long weekend were fake.

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2019
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• London man charged after allegedly making more than 70 911 calls in 3 days

  Police wouldn't comment on the nature of the calls, but say the misuse of the 9-1-1 line could have endangered the safety of others.

  Canada

  Jan 29, 2019
• Winnipeg man on meth makes 79 calls to 911 about fake crimes, say police

  Winnipeg police say a man high on meth made 79 fake calls to 911 operators New Year's Day, claiming people were being assaulted. He has been arrested.

  Crime

  Jan 3, 2019
• Deactivated phones can make 911 calls, NS RCMP remind residents after receiving false calls

  RCMP in Nova Scotia are reminding people that even though a cell phone may be deactivated, it can still call 911.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2017