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The Ottawa Police Service (the Police) received the following request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act):
I would like to know what time the original 911 call was received from [a specific address] on March 13, 2005. Also, what time was the ambulance dispatch service notified. Plus any notes explaining any delay in notifying ambulance.
The requester (now the appellant) is an Ottawa radio station. The appellant is represented in this appeal by the radio station’s News Director/Assistant Program Director.
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NATURE OF THE APPEAL:
The Ottawa Police Service (the Police) received the following request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act):
I would like to know what time the original 911 call was received from [a specific address] on March 13, 2005. Also, what time was the ambulance dispatch service notified. Plus any notes explaining any delay in notifying ambulance.
The requester (now the appellant) is an Ottawa radio station. The appellant is represented in this appeal by the radio station’s News Director/Assistant Program Director.
By way of background, the request arises out of a multiple homicide and an alleged delay in the dispatch of emergency medical service (EMS) to the scene of the incident.