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I hit 911 on the cell phone and called in the situation and location. The 911 operator said, "oh, that's St. Louis Park" and immediately hung up on me. Luckily, police and fire crews came up just then so I didn't redial. I've wondered since, though, if St. Louis Park just happens to have a different 911 number than the rest of the state or if I was supposed to find a phone book and fumble around for some other number to call.
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A friend of mine had a similar experience a few years ago. He was walking from my house to another friend's place, and was mugged at 25th and Aldrich. He was jumped by three guys (what were they thinking, he's 6'4" and was holding a motorcycle helmet in one hand... he could've bludgeoned them). He dialed 911, but he's from New Jersey, so it called the local NJ 911 line. They told him tough luck. He ended up calling me, had me call 911, and walked down to the Loon Grocery to call again from there. Don't you think there's a way we could fix the call system so it would forward to the nearest 911 center?
Melissa Wyatt Uptown TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.)
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