7-5-07 Phones were ringing off the hook at the 911 dispatch center for Carpentersville, Illinois. Something foul was amidst. But it wasn’t a natural disaster or other calamity that was causing such commotion, but rather a preschooler who learned a little too well how to dial 9-1-1. The 4-year-old girl used a deactivated cell phone to call 911 dispatchers 287 times in June, unbeknownst to her mother. The child had called as often as 20 times a shift according to … Continue reading →