Woman disguises 911 call by ordering pizza

TAMI A WRONG CALL AT FIRST SIGHT QUICKLY CONVERTS INTO A CALL FOR HELP. LUCKY FOR AN OHIO WOMAN: HER 9-1-1 DISPATCHER WAS LISTENING VERY ATTENTION. MICAELA MARSHALL REPORTS. Dispatcher: "Oregon 911." Caller: "I would like to order a

pizza

at..." Dispatcher: "Did you

call

911 to order a

pizza

?" Caller: “Uh, yeah, apartment…” Dispatcher: “This is the wrong number to order a pizza.” Caller: "No, no, no... you're not understanding me." Dispatcher: "I'll get you now." MICAELA: IN HIS 14 YEARS OF SERVICE... THIS IS A CALL OREGON DISPATCHER TIM TENEYCK HAS NEVER RECEIVED BEFORE. Tim Teneyck, 911 dispatcher: "You see it on Facebook, but no one has been trained for it.

We're just trained to listen." MICAELA: SAYING THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALLS ARE COMMON... BUT NOT LIKE THIS. Dispatcher: "Is the other guy still there?" Caller: "Yes. I need a large pizza." Dispatcher: "Okay. What about medical care? Do you need medical attention?" Caller: "No. With pepperoni." MICAELA: AFTER THIS EXCHANGE - TENEYCK ALERT THE OFFICIALS TO HURRY. Dispatcher: "Turn off the sirens before you arrive. The

call

er ordered a pizza and agreed with everything I said about domestic violence." MICAELA: TENEYCK SAYS HIS INTUITION THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT WAS FOUND... WHICH FOR HIM, REAFFIRMS HOW IMPORTANT LISTENING IS IN HIS LINE OF WORK.

Dispatcher: "Thank you, how can I help you?" Tim Teneyck: "Other dispatchers I've talked to wouldn't have realized this. They told me they wouldn't have realized this." Chief Michael Navarre: "Excellent dispatch work by our dispatcher. Some dispatchers may have hung up." MICAELA: OREGON POLICE CHIEF MICHAEL NAVARRE TOLD ME THAT ORDERING A PIZZA TO INDICATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS SOMETHING HE'S NEVER HEARD OF. Chief Michael Navarre: "Not in all my years, not in my 42 years as a law enforcement officer." MICAELA: BUT CREATING SOME KIND OF CODE TO ALERT 9-1-1 THAT YOU'RE IN TROUBLE IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

THE CHIEF SAYS IF YOU EVER FIND YOURSELF IN A SIMILAR SITUATION... HERE'S WHAT YOU SHOULD DO: Chief Michael Navarre: "Somehow or another, let that police dispatcher know you're in trouble. And this

woman

did that "She didn't do that." with her words, but with the tone of her voice." MICAELA: THANKS TO THE QUICK ARREST OF BOTH THE CALLER AND THE DISPATCHER - THE ALLEGED ABUSER, SIMÓN LÓPEZ, WAS ARRESTED AND LOCKED UP. Chief Michael Navarre: "He handled the call wonderfully and had a happy ending." TAMI, THE VICTIM'S DAUGHTER, SAYS THAT WHEN SHE MADE THE CALL... SHE WAS HOPING TO PREVENT THE PERSON WHO HIT HER MOM FROM FLEEING BEFORE THE POLICE ARRIVED.

THE STRATEGY WORKED. TAMI THIS STORY IS A REMINDER, IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, YOU CAN CONTACT THE ALLIANCE AGAINST FAMILY VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AT 322-0931. YOU CAN ALSO CALL THE 24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE AT 327-1091 OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE AT 1-800-799-SAFE. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, CALL 911. JIM, YOU WON'T NEED A BEAN