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Misdials can delay emergency response

Raleigh police still spent more than 300 hours last month responding to hang-up calls, many of them from hurried dialers who mix up the 919 area code and the 911 emergency number.
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Raleigh police still spent more than 300 hours last month responding to hang-up calls, many of them from hurried dialers who mix up the 919 area code and the 911 emergency number.

Reporter : Adam Owens
Photographer : Mark Simpson
Posted 2012-08-03T23:26:00-0400 - Updated 2012-08-03T23:27:36-0400