Flood Call 491

A very frustrated caller is advised by the operator that Grand Forks Police Chief Chester Paschke has been advised of the issue with the tenant occupying the caller's basement. The caller is upset that he has been calling for several hours. The operator tells the caller that he can call the Emergency Operations Center to arrange a ride for the tenant. The caller again voices frustration before hanging up.

Date April 18th 1997, 7:51 pm
Duration 85 seconds
Channel 25
Direction incoming call
Abstract By Samuel O Donnell
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Transcript

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Sir?
Yeah.
We contacted Chief Paschke and he was going to contact someone to get him out.
It's been a couple of hours because at night he's going down I have to shut up the lights
and everything in the basement.
You know what I mean?
I don't want that guy...
I don't know what to tell you, sir.
You know, we did contact him.
He said he would take care of it.
Just quickly send some police car or something.
That's all.
It's a very simple matter.
Send him for what?
We don't go out and just pick up people?
Well, actually, you know, you are people's people, you know.
Did you ask him to leave?
I don't...
I mean, I told him a poor guy cannot hear anything.
He has some bladder problem or anything, so he cannot even take a shower and he stinks
all over the hallway.
And my...
His room has water coming in.
I don't want him to be electrocuted or anything like that.
None of his relatives...
Okay.
Did you ask him to leave, sir?
How could I send him through him outside which he doesn't have any ways to go or he cannot
even walk properly?
There are shelters within the city.
I'm trying to call.
But if the police cannot do anything, what anybody else can do?
There are shelters that he can go to, sir.
But he doesn't have anything with him.
No money, nothing or whatsoever?
He doesn't need money at these shelters.
He can go to Red River High School.
They have shelters set up.
But nobody's there to pick him up or anything?
If he needs some transportation, have him call the Emergency Operations Center.
Oh, boy, Jesus.
Okay.
I thought I came down from New York, something better, and the same thing I go through.
For two hours I'm calling you guys.
I mean, nobody's listening to me.