Cynic wrote in
news:kph624dfhhplo9dm63nr6gedo0f2243aa6@4ax.com:
>
> I suspect that in your case the 999 operator may have had a dyslexic
> moment and read "Suffolk" instead of "Sus." on the console or
> perhaps pressed the button marked "Police, Suffolk" instead of the
> button marked "Police, Sus." or similar. Or maybe passed your
> location verbally to the police, and the police operator misheard.
> The caller's number is always passed so that you can be called back if
> cut off.
The most likely situation. Just to clarify, a 999 call is first answered by
a BT/NTL/whoever operator, they get the number of the phone making the call
but nothing else. Only after the call is passed to the emergency service
operator police/fire etc can a cell site/location trace be undertook.
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Regards,
Periander |