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Ms. Toad

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23. If you click through to the article . . .

Reply to HipChick (Reply #3)

Wed May 18, 2022, 04:45 PM

May 2022

Peter Anderson, spokesman for Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz, said "immediate action was taken" with the dispatcher.

He said an internal investigation began Sunday, with the dispatcher placed on administrative leave Monday, pending a disciplinary hearing May 30. Such a disciplinary hearing could result in an employee's termination or other action.

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Tops worker says 911 dispatcher hung up on her during shooting. The dispatcher is now on leave [View all] sarisataka May 2022 OP

That's horrible. Did they not train dispatchers??? spooky3 May 2022 #1

Training is not a cure all. Some people NEVER get it. live love laugh May 2022 #32

Wow. It almost seems criminal for a dispatcher to hang up like that. SYFROYH May 2022 #2

It is criminal. intheflow May 2022 #22

Leave? she needs to be dismissed.. HipChick May 2022 #3

If you click through to the article . . . Ms. Toad May 2022 #23

What a bozo. lpbk2713 May 2022 #4

And fired. Duppers May 2022 #18

I can't hear you over all this freedom IronLionZion May 2022 #5

After listening to many different 911 calls down there, mostly on true crime shows Bev54 May 2022 #6

Roger that.. Permanut May 2022 #20

Whoa, that is SO disturbing PatSeg May 2022 #7

"Don't whisper, damn you terrified person. Speak louder and become a cowering target." AZLD4Candidate May 2022 #8

How stupid are people? LiberalFighter May 2022 #9

How 'bout just plain ol' FIRED? calimary May 2022 #14

It should all be on a recorder at 911 headquarters.....! NC DENVERPOPS May 2022 #10

Big cities have overloaded 911 systems IbogaProject May 2022 #11

Happened To Us ProfessorGAC May 2022 #19

My cat walked across the Life Alert system in my Mom's bedroom Marthe48 May 2022 #27

Seriously, I would think that 911 calls where the caller is whispering would be very common. DANGER? usaf-vet May 2022 #12

Me too Demovictory9 May 2022 #30

Good Freakin' Grief... calimary May 2022 #13

Dispatch that dispatcher Blue Owl May 2022 #15

What this really proves, is that there is ..."MORE COMING." We haven't really seen it all.. Stuart G May 2022 #16

Fire her malaise May 2022 #17

Fire her MustLoveBeagles May 2022 #21

This person should be immediately fired. onecaliberal May 2022 #24

Hard to believe 😿 Meowmee May 2022 #25

WHY can't we text 911 by now?? intheflow May 2022 #26

You can sarisataka May 2022 #28

Thank you. Did not know that. niyad May 2022 #33

Just be careful... kirby May 2022 #34

Excellent point. wnylib May 2022 #29

Well, that's good to learn. intheflow May 2022 #31

I wonder if if was race related? geardaddy May 2022 #35