Seconds count when there is an emergency, but pocket dials and bogus calls often tie up the precious minutes of 9-1-1 dispatchers. CBS8's Abbie Alford shows us the misuse of 9-1-1.
Making a false 9-1-1 call is a misdemeanor in California punishable with up to a year in county jail and $1,000 fine. The crime becomes a felony if someone is injured.
