Arizona
Some 911 calls in Arizona border city are mistakenly going to Mexico
Some 911 calls in Arizona border metropolis are mistakenly going to Mexico
Authorities in San Luis, Arizona, say they’re receiving extra complaints about 911 calls mistakenly going throughout the border to a San Luis in Mexico.
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) – Authorities in San Luis, Arizona, say they’re receiving extra complaints about 911 calls mistakenly going throughout the border to San Luis in Mexico.
Police within the border neighborhood say it’s brought on by callers within the Arizona border metropolis being near cellphone towers in Mexico.
Mexico additionally makes use of 911 as an emergency quantity.
Arizona callers say they’re being transferred to the San Luis Rio Colorado police emergency dispatchers within the state of Sonora.
Santana says the complaints have solely risen because the inhabitants grows and extra individuals solely use cellphones. However emergency dispatchers in San Luis Rio Colorado are conscious and might instantly reroute the Arizona-based calls to the San Luis police.
Sadly, there aren’t any fast options, officers mentioned.
Individuals on the Arizona aspect who make calls on landlines shouldn’t have this concern.
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