Atlanta police reported that a local woman rang the emergency line to order finger-licking goodness.
On Wednesday, the police shared the audio of the 911 call. "I was just wondering if someone could order me some hot wings," the woman asked the 911 dispatcher.
After a moment of silence, the dispatcher answered, told the woman that was not what 911 was for, and then hung up.
The Atlanta Police Department said that 911 should only be used in the cases of true emergencies, even though they also enjoyed a good wing fest just as much as anyone else.
An APD spokesperson posted on Facebook to remind people that the next time they crave hot wings, they should call their favorite restaurant, not 911.
The authorities told the Atlanta City Council last year that only 45,000 of the 1.3 million calls the ATL e-911 processed in 2023 were classified as major situations, and only 900 of those were related to gunshots or stabbings.
In 2023, they received calls from a man who wanted to know the score of the most recent football game and a man attempting to rearrange the pillows on his couch.
Furthermore, the average call wait time has decreased slightly from 29 to 24 seconds. However, the Atlanta Police Department's chief administrative officer, Peter Aman, told the council that in addition to staffing issues, the increase in non-emergency calls has made it challenging to answer phones more quickly.
Authorities are telling people to phone 311 for non-emergencies and asking locals to think twice before dialing the number.
As of this year, APD's non-emergency calls are now handled by ATL 311.
