[marktwain]

riverrunner posted:

“All 911 lines have caller ID but if the caller blocks it they can not tell who is calling”

ikka replied:

“Sorry, you are wrong. They can —always— tell who is calling, or can find out.”

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I believe you both are correct. The state of the equipment of 911 operators varies all over the nation. They may not be able to tell who is calling at a particular station, but they can always get a warrant to determine who called, or more properly, what telephone the call was from, by using the telephone company records.

[JRandomFreeper]

They can actually do more than that. I was in the industry for a while.... and recently called 911 from a cellphone registered.... not here.

For cell phones, they can block the phone from receiving other calls and you have to enter a code to unlock it.

My 911 call went to the duty station where I got the number {but not the phone} (long way away), I requested my local 911 exchange by proper name, got the operator, and explained the problem.

And they have the number, plus the blocked phone if they decide to check phones.

Fortunately, it was just a property crime. No criminals, children, animals or liberals were harmed.

/johnny