A police center in Britain received a call from a woman seeking assistance, but the twist was that the woman lived 4,000 kilometers away. According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, a woman in Ajax, Ontario, faced a harrowing situation when a man broke into her home. In her distress, she reached out to the police, but mistakenly contacted Durham police in the United Kingdom.
The British police reported that they received the unusual call via live chat on a Wednesday afternoon. In her emergency plea, the woman wrote: "I need help, he’s getting closer, he’s in the house," and then fell silent. The mistake arose due to the similarity in names between Durham in Britain and a similarly named area in Ontario, Canada.
The British call handler did not close the live chat and quickly got in touch with their counterparts in Canada. The Canadian police promptly rushed to assist the woman, finding a 35-year-old man inside her home. British officer Andrea Arthur stated, "This was an unusual incident and a very distressing situation for the victim, but the team remained calm and was able to assist our Canadian colleagues in resolving the situation quickly and professionally."
The suspect attempted to flee but was eventually cornered nearby. Initially, he refused to comply with the officers’ demands, forcing them to use a Taser to apprehend him. The police state that the man has since been charged with a series of offenses, including burglary, assault, unlawful confinement, and resisting a lawful order.
