9:58 PM: A “scenes of violence” response is headed to the 7700 block of 13th SW in Highland Park. SFD dispatch has told its crews it’s a “report of people being attacked with a machete.” More info when we get it.
10:01 PM: Police are on scene and have told dispatch they’re looking to see if they can find any victims.
10:03 PM: “No patients,” SFD dispatch has just told their crews. They’ve canceled the response.
Just a sample of the ridiculous nonsense 911 dispatchers and law enforcement has to deal with.
Don’t know whether it was a hoax or a misunderstanding or someone who was terrified giving the best info they could. But it is an example of the reason why you may see a flotilla of police cars and other emergency vehicles going by full code and then never hear about an actual incident – more often than not, they get canceled en route because the incident ends peacefully or turns out not to be what it seemed – TR
i’m guessing whoever called it in wasn’t imagining someone running amok with a machete.
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