British police officers were able to help a Canadian woman in distress after she confused the Surrey, U.K. and Surrey, B.C. police services.
Surrey Police, based out of Surrey, U.K., Jan. 4 explaining that their social media operator was contacted on Facebook messenger Christmas morning by a suicidal woman in Surrey, B.C.
91裸聊视频淚n an amazing coincidence,91裸聊视频� the release states, Toronto Police Service Const. Antoinette Rowe was visiting the Surrey Police detachment with childhood friend and Surrey Police officer Vanessa Reynolds when the message for help was received.
Rowe was asked to assist with the call, and contacted police in B.C. to relay the information.
91裸聊视频淚t helped that Vanessa Reynolds91裸聊视频� friend (PC Rowe) was in the contact centre at the time and was able to use her contacts to get information and we were able to work it out in the end and we were delighted to hear from an officer in Canada that they had been found and were being given the help they needed,91裸聊视频� Surrey Police contact centre operator Ellie Benson said in the news release.
91裸聊视频淚t was a great Christmas coincidence and I91裸聊视频檓 delighted that it had a positive ending. It warmed the heart on Christmas morning.91裸聊视频�
Rowe said in the release that she was in the Surrey Police detachment kitchen area when she was approached by Surrey Police supervisor Jake Boatman and several other dispatchers.
91裸聊视频淚 was advised that a 23 year old female had contacted the Surrey Police Facebook page, believing that she was communicating with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Facebook page, located in Surrey, British Columbia. She was clearly distraught, and having suicidal thoughts,91裸聊视频� Rowe said.
Rowe said she reached out to colleagues in Toronto, before speaking with a dispatcher at the Vancouver Police Department, and then ultimately speaking with a Surrey RCMP dispatcher.
91裸聊视频淏y the time we had managed to get through to the Surrey Dispatch Centre, additional information was provided to us via Ellie, who had been instrumental in eliciting critical information about this particular caller,91裸聊视频� Rowe said in the release. 91裸聊视频淭he RCMP call taker was able to immediately identify the female through their computer system, and dispatched two officers to her home address. Once this had been confirmed, the phone call ended from our end.91裸聊视频�
Within a matter of minutes, Rowe continued, Surrey RCMP sent Surrey Police a Facebook message, saying that the woman in distress had been located and taken to the hospital.
Benson said in the release that Surrey Police receives a number of message from people who have mixed up Surrey, U.K., with Surrey, B.C.
91裸聊视频淭his just goes to show that where saving a life is concerned borders and time zones don91裸聊视频檛 matter and we will do what we can to help our friends in blue around the world,91裸聊视频� Surrey Police assistant chief Const. Nev Kemp said in the release.
