What happens when you call the police and hang up?

If you hang up, the call-taker is required to call you back. If that call-taker cannot reach you or a busy signal is heard, the call-taker will send police if the caller’s location is known. Misdialed calls tie up emergency lines and police resources.

Can you get in trouble for calling 911 and hanging up?

If you accidentally dialed 911, do not hang up, explain to the dispatcher that you called by mistake. If you hang up, the dispatcher will call you back. By not answering that call, the dispatcher will send police to your home.

What happens if you call 911 and hang up before they answer?

If you do hang up, they will call you back to confirm that you are safe. If no one answers the attempted call back, the Law Enforcement Officers will be dispatched to your location to ascertain the nature of the call.

Does 911 Block your number?

Enhanced 911 Centers employ technology far beyond that available to the general public such as “Caller ID”. In fact even if you have an unlisted number or caller ID block, when you call 911 we still get your information.

Where does my 911 call go?

911 call centers rely on wireless companies to provide your location, if you can’t. A 911 call is placed, your call is transmitted to your carrier’s nearest cell phone tower, the tower signal to the 911 center then provides either phase one or phase two location data.

Does 911 know your name?

The call-taker is always required to ask the caller’s name and phone number. This is in case we have to call you back, or the responders need to talk to someone who actually saw what happened. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE YOUR NAME. Your call will be handled the same regardless if you choose not to identify yourself.

Is it illegal to hang up the phone and hang up?

Next time tell them on the line that it was a mistake call and you will be fine. But calling and hanging up is illegal. If they do call back, explain that you called by mistake, and panicked and hung up and apologize and you should be fine.

What happens if a 911 call comes in and then hangs?

If a 911 call comes in and then hangs up, they are supposed to call back. If they get no answer on callback, they send someone. The logic is, if the caller has a problem and they can’t talk]

Will the police come to my house if I call 911?

Yes, they will come to your house if you dial 911 and hang up immediately and then they call you back and you don’t answer. Tho your question seems to say you clicked out SOS, as if you tapped it out on the hookswitch of a traditional phone. I’ll run with that.

Can a police officer tell you who called?

The police officer himself usually won’t know who called until after the call. That information just isn’t important to him at the time. What is important is that somebody is witnessing something unusual for their neighborhood and has taken the time to call about it.