It is absolutely disgusting how that dispatcher talks to the poor girl. She sounds bored and takes her sweet time before sending cops to the house. She should be fired and thrown in jail IMO.
RIP Monica, may you be at peace now.
It is absolutely disgusting how that dispatcher talks to the poor girl. She sounds bored and takes her sweet time before sending cops to the house. She should be fired and thrown in jail IMO.
RIP Monica, may you be at peace now.
Found this interesting......FB page dedicated to getting the dispatcher fired.........
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Detroit-MI/911-DISPATCHER-ITS-TIME-FOR-A-CAREER-CHANGEFIRE-HER-RIP-MONICA-BOTELLO/391555310967
Someone on there says she was fired. Who knows if this is true or not though.
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Found this interesting......FB page dedicated to getting the dispatcher fired.........
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Detroit-MI/911-DISPATCHER-ITS-TIME-FOR-A-CAREER-CHANGEFIRE-HER-RIP-MONICA-BOTELLO/391555310967
Someone on there says she was fired. Who knows if this is true or not though.
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She was 'disciplined' but they aren't saying how, or releasing her name. There are a couple of vids at the link, including police looking for the shooter.
911 Operator Disciplined Over Response
Dispatcher Accused Of Not Being Sensitive Enough
POSTED: Monday, April 19, 2010
UPDATED: 5:32 pm EDT April 19, 2010
DETROIT -- A 911 dispatcher who is accused of responding coldheartedly to a child pleading for help as her mother lay dying has been disciplined.
Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans said that the dispatcher acted appropriately by sending a car in timely fashion, but he said she could have shown more "sensitivity" toward the girl as she discovered her mother and her mother's boyfriend had been fatally shot.
Police would not release the dispatchers name and what disciplinary actions she received, saying both were personnel matters.
The dispatcher came under fire when police released a 911 call of the double homicides in hopes of garnering the public's help in finding the killer.
Derrick Dennard Smith, 42, was later tracked down in California and arrested in connection with the murders of the girl's mother, Monica Botello, 27, and her boyfriend Purcell Carson, 26.
Police said Botello's 8-year-old daughter and her 6-year-old half-sister hid in the home on Glastonbury Road during the shooting. Neither of the children were injured.
After Smith and an unknown accomplice left the home, Botello's daughter called 911 from her mother's cell phone, police said.
"My mommy's in the basement and I need emergency," the little girl said.
"Where is your mother? Put her on the phone," the 911 dispatcher said.
"No, she's almost dead," the girl said.
"Where do you live?" the dispatcher asked.
The girl, unsure of her address, is heard asking her mother.
"Mommy, where we at? Tell me. Where we at? I got to tell the police where we at. I called 911. Where we at?"
The dispatcher continues to ask questions.
"Let me talk to your mom. Where is your mom at?" the dispatcher asked.
"She's almost dead," the little girl responded.
"Who else is in the house?"
"There is no one else in the house," the girl said.
"You need to calm down and give me an address. I don't know where you are at. You have to tell me where you are at," the dispatcher told her.
"My mommy is almost dead. Please help me. Do you promise you'll help me?" the little girl cried. The dispatcher sent the little girl outside to get the address.
"What happened to your mother?" asked the dispatcher.
"She was shot," the little girl answered. "She is still breathing. But my dad is not."
"Let me speak to your dad. Is he there?" the dispatcher said.
"No, he's dead," the little girl answered.
According to state records, Carson and Smith both had an extensive criminal history and may had been acquainted.
Smith was discharged from prison on Jan. 17.
He was convicted of armed robbery, kidnapping, felony firearms, assault with a dangerous weapon and other serious offenses.
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/23198788/detail.html
Thanks for the update GothaBella. I knew the FB comment was suspect when there was no reply to another user's question and no link. Wish they would've canned her ass though.
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Thanks for the update GothaBella. I knew the FB comment was suspect when there was no reply to another user's question and no link. Wish they would've canned her ass though.
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Yeah, that's the last thing the city needs. The citizens don't trust law enforcement, and they can't depend on 911. It's pathetic.
Have you seen the Aiyana Jones thread, or the Detroit thread?
I had to call 911 once in my hometown. They didn't answer, called me back 30 minutes later though. Thanks but the people could be dead by now.... :|
I'm a god mother fucker and it's judgment day.
[quote author=Nasirah_Aden link=topic=25774.msg1652523#msg1652523 date=1277097453]
I had to call 911 once in my hometown. They didn't answer, called me back 30 minutes later though. Thanks but the people could be dead by now.... :|
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I have had to wait for 12 hours for police when I lived in Detroit. :| No wonder Chief Evans said dispatch got the police there quickly enough. :roll:
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I have had to wait for 12 hours for police when I lived in Detroit. :| No wonder Chief Evans said dispatch got the police there quickly enough. :roll:
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That's pathetic. 12 hours? I'd be pissed as hell.
I'm a god mother fucker and it's judgment day.
[quote author=Nasirah_Aden link=topic=25774.msg1652526#msg1652526 date=1277097716]
That's pathetic. 12 hours? I'd be pissed as hell.
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I had come home from the drive in and bikers were coming out of my house. They slashed my water bed, and the only thing they stole were my pillows and blankets. :2huh:
I guess the cops just didn't find that a priority. I lived by myself, too. At least someone was with me when I got back to the house, so I didn't have to wait alone.
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I had come home from the drive in and bikers were coming out of my house. They slashed my water bed, and the only thing they stole were my pillows and blankets. :2huh:
I guess the cops just didn't find that a priority. I lived by myself, too. At least someone was with me when I got back to the house, so I didn't have to wait alone.
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The city I actually live in, the cops don't take so long (City isn't that big). But you would never want to have to call the Chattanooga PD. They're sad. :|
I'm a god mother fucker and it's judgment day.
Only read the bits of the 911 call but could the dispatcher have thought that the little girl meant her dad wasnt shot? It reads confusing for sure but again i havent heard it.
[quote author=Nasirah_Aden link=topic=25774.msg1652523#msg1652523 date=1277097453]
I had to call 911 once in my hometown. They didn't answer, called me back 30 minutes later though. Thanks but the people could be dead by now.... :|
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WTF? What kind of 911 system doesn't answer?
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WTF? What kind of 911 system doesn't answer?
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Chattanooga apparently. They don't have enough funding, so they say. This was a few years ago though, maybe they're better now... Lets just hope I never have to find out.
I'm a god mother fucker and it's judgment day.
Long time lurker, first time posting *waves hi*
This is probably the most upsetting thread/911 call i've seen on the forum, its absolutely heartbreaking.
I'm not sure how things work in the US (I'm from Ireland, possible huge difference but forgive me) but can operators trace phone calls? When i was younger, we'd prank call 999 (Emergency number here) and within seconds they'd call back
If it is possible, why couldn't the operator trace the address?
I honestly do feel there was a little hostility and she could have handled it better
RIP Monica. I pray for your children
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Long time lurker, first time posting *waves hi*
This is probably the most upsetting thread/911 call i've seen on the forum, its absolutely heartbreaking.
I'm not sure how things work in the US (I'm from Ireland, possible huge difference but forgive me) but can operators trace phone calls? When i was younger, we'd prank call 999 (Emergency number here) and within seconds they'd call back
If it is possible, why couldn't the operator trace the address?
I honestly do feel there was a little hostility and she could have handled it better
RIP Monica. I pray for your children
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Because she was calling from a cell phone. Had she been calling from the home phone or a land line the address would have automatically been known.
[quote author=deeply shaded link=topic=25774.msg1652550#msg1652550 date=1277101562]
Because she was calling from a cell phone. Had she been calling from the home phone or a land line the address would have automatically been known.
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ooh thank you! i missed out on that piece of information Also explains why the operator dealt with the call more.
[quote author=babiixdiiva link=topic=25774.msg1652552#msg1652552 date=1277101742]
ooh thank you! i missed out on that piece of information Also explains why the operator dealt with the call more.
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I'm guessing there wasn't a phone in the home. A lot of people just use their cell phones these days. She was using her mother's cell phone.
And hi. :2wave:
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I'm guessing there wasn't a phone in the home. A lot of people just use their cell phones these days. She was using her mother's cell phone.
And hi. :2wave:
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*waves* I'm not sure why i didn't think of cell phone's before i posted *facepalm*
[quote author=babiixdiiva link=topic=25774.msg1652556#msg1652556 date=1277102066]
*waves* I'm not sure why i didn't think of cell phone's before i posted *facepalm*
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Hiya & welcome babiixdiiva!
Ugh. This is a 911 call that is on a continuous loop in my mind.
I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to. - Donnie Darko
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Ugh. This is a 911 call that is on a continuous loop in my mind.
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Mine, too. :-( She was SUCH a brave little girl, considering.
Wow, just wow.
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Wow, just wow.
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You listened to it, eh?
[quote author=GothaBella link=topic=25774.msg1652811#msg1652811 date=1277140647]
You listened to it, eh?
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[quote author=ICDEDPPL link=topic=25774.msg1652899#msg1652899 date=1277145138]
Unfortunately.
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Yeah, totally not the same as reading the text. :-(
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