Kiddos in Collinsville are Constantly Calling 911

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As soon as they're able to dial a phone, children are taught how to dial 9-1-1 in case of an emergency. If they learn by practicing on a toy phone, that's one thing, but if they're practicing on one of your "old" phones, your child might be the reason Collinsville's emergency dispatchers are being flooded with 911 calls.

You see parents, even if that cell phone's service is long gone, all phones have an emergency feature built in to allow them to dial out 911 no matter what. So when your toddler takes off with their new toy, they might be clogging up emergency phone lines with an accidental prank call. Quick fix? Take out the battery or get your kiddo an actual toy phone. Collinsville's police (and probably most emergency dispatchers in the St. Louis area) will thank you.