Woman made wrong call by dialling 911 over drive-thru lineup: Manitoba RCMP

RCMP are reminding that 911 is only for emergencies after a woman called to complain about a long drive\u002Dthru line at a Burger King. Read on.

Mounties took to Twitter Friday to call out the non-emergency call that came in the day before.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.

“We thought of this as a tongue-in-cheek, humourous way to drive home a really serious message which is we only want you calling 911 and tying up an emergency operator when you are in need of emergency assistance.” Another person recently called Manitoba RCMP to inquire about where they could find a Zamboni that weekend, another example of a call that shouldn’t be made to 911, Seel said.Article content

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