Post by KC on Mar 15, 2006 23:38:20 GMT -5
3/15/06 - Houston Texas - Houston police have launched an investigation into the 911 center after we began asking questions about one woman's call for help that went unanswered for hours. The woman and her grandmother tried for an hour to keep a man from breaking through their front door, all the while making 911 calls that seemed to go nowhere.
The weight of the women was used to keep their front door shut.
"It was shaking really hard," said Britney Keyworth, showing us how she helped hold the door shut. "I thought he was going to get in."
An angry unknown man was pounding on Keyworth's grandmother's door in the middle of the night.
"It was about the most scary thing I've ever had happen in my life," said Smitty Bosch, who was also in the home at the time.
"We didn't know what we were going to do," said Britney. "We didn't know if he had a gun or knife or anything."
The women began dialing 911, but response from police wasn't immediate. For the better part of three hours, the man stayed on the doorstep terrorizing the women.
Houston police say the reason for the officers' delay could be a simple one. Harris County dispatchers didn't give the call the highest priority.
"I mean, a man's breaking your door in and he's telling you about what he's going to do," said Smitty.
Records show five calls came to the HEC center in an hour and fifteen minutes. When officers finally arrived, the man was already gone.
The weight of the women was used to keep their front door shut.
"It was shaking really hard," said Britney Keyworth, showing us how she helped hold the door shut. "I thought he was going to get in."
An angry unknown man was pounding on Keyworth's grandmother's door in the middle of the night.
"It was about the most scary thing I've ever had happen in my life," said Smitty Bosch, who was also in the home at the time.
"We didn't know what we were going to do," said Britney. "We didn't know if he had a gun or knife or anything."
The women began dialing 911, but response from police wasn't immediate. For the better part of three hours, the man stayed on the doorstep terrorizing the women.
Houston police say the reason for the officers' delay could be a simple one. Harris County dispatchers didn't give the call the highest priority.
"I mean, a man's breaking your door in and he's telling you about what he's going to do," said Smitty.
Records show five calls came to the HEC center in an hour and fifteen minutes. When officers finally arrived, the man was already gone.
