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Smart phone users accidentally dialing someone by mistake is an established part of life in our hyper-connected culture.
Sometimes, though, those butt-dials end up summoning the police or the county dispatch services.
And whenever a iPhone, Android or even Apple Watch hits the market, dispatchers across the country know they’ll be receiving a new rash of these accidental 911 calls.
“I think it’s gotten worse as more technology comes out,” remarked Steven Gordon, director of emergency communications for the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office, which handles 911 calls for most of the county’s police and fire services…
