Chicago Woman Reports 4-Hour Wait for Police Response After 911 Call

Chicago Woman Reports 4-Hour Wait for Police Response After 911 Call

When a Chicago mother called the police to report a home invasion, she claims that she had to wait four hours for a response.

Michelle stated she put her dog outside at around 12:30 p.m. and left her door open, giving two males permission to enter her house. Michelle did not give her last name or place of residence.

“I saw two men wearing masks standing inside my house,” Michelle stated. “I screamed, ‘I am calling the police,’ and they bolted.”

Michelle said she phoned the police after hurriedly pursuing the males with a neighbor.

She said that a dispatcher had told her to wait outside, so she waited, before making numerous additional calls to 911. After six attempts, she got in touch with another dispatcher and requested to talk to a supervisor.

“A gentleman got on and said, ‘Sorry to say we have no units to send you’…Then there was an awkward pause,” Michelle stated. “He also recommended I call my alderman. And I said, ‘Why?’ And he said, ‘Encourage him to hire more police.’ The dispatcher also asked me if I would consider defending myself …if I had a weapon or considered getting one.”

Michelle, nevertheless, places no blame for the police’s hold-up.

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Politicians in the city, such as 1st Ward Alderman Daniel LaSpata, are pressing the Chicago Police Department to provide some accountability and reform. The department has responded that the wait was most likely due to the fact that no one’s life was in danger.

“It is awful that our neighbor experienced this, everyone deserves to feel safe in their home. My staff alerted me to the issue as soon as they heard, and I am in contact with 12th District Police leadership.” LaSpata stated. “I will continue to support any resources our districts request, and I will continue to work with the City on a proposed satellite location within West Town for the 12th District police.”

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