911 call summoning Ottawa police to wrong address leaves mother, 4 kids shaken

An Ottawa family's interaction with police after a 911 call that mistakenly brought officers to their home is once again raising questions about officers' involvement in wellness checks and the way they enter private homes.

Around 5:45 a.m. ET on Wednesday, city police responded to a call about a potentially suicidal man.

The call was about a man "threatening self-harm," but the female caller gave the wrong address, say police. 

They narrowed down the call's location to within 25 metres and entered a home on Montgomery Street in the city's Vanier neighbourhood, but it was the wrong house…

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/911-call-police-address-suicide-1.5966804

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