Houston 911 operator hung up on 'thousands' of calls, including report of robbery

A 911 operator in Houston has been charged with two counts of interference with an emergency telephone call after hanging up on "thousands" of calls, The Associated Press reported.

Crenshanda Williams' supervisors first started to suspect something was awry when they noticed an unusually high number of Williams' calls lasted 20 seconds or less. A further investigation of the call log uncovered that Williams had disconnected thousands of calls between October 2015 and March 2016, Tribune Media Wire reported.

In one instance, a recording captured Williams telling a caller, "Ain't nobody got time for this. For real." Another time, a person was fatally shot after Williams hung up on a caller reporting a robbery:

The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

Join more than 350,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed with a selection of The Week’s most interesting, enlightening and entertaining stories - plus daily puzzles.

Join more than 350,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed with a selection of The Week’s most interesting, enlightening and entertaining stories - plus daily puzzles.

Sign up

The Houston Emergency Center fired Williams in August. She was charged Oct. 5, and later released on bond. If convicted, Williams could face up to two years in jail and an $8,000 fine.