Repeatedly calling 911 results in charges

On Saturday, June 11, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Lakeshore Detachment received a call for a non-emergent neighbour dispute on Renaud Line Road in Lakeshore.

At that time, officers were already responding to priority calls and the caller was advised that the officers would contact him once they were available.

Over the course of the next three and a half hours, the complainant made 20 calls to 911. The complainant was continuously educated on the proper use of 911.

As a result, a 47-year-old Lakeshore man was charged with public mischief and harassing communications. He will appear in court in July.

“This is a dangerous misuse of resources that wasted valuable time of our communication operators that could have been assisting a member of the public with a real emergency,” said Constable Steven Duguay, Essex County OPP.