She couldn’t call, so human-trafficking victim texted 911 — and saved herself, officials say
LA TimesThe Ventura County Sheriff’s Office communication center fielded texts from a 17-year-old sending pleas for help. The teenager, who authorities said was a victim of human trafficking, began texting the emergency number with “pleas for help” around 3 a.m. on May 9, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. California Moorpark professor to stand trial in bludgeoning death of pro-Israeli counterprotester Paul Kessler There is enough evidence for a trial against Moorpark’s Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji, a judge ruled. The change was meant to make emergency dispatch services more accessible to people with speech impairments or people in emergency situations who can’t make phone calls, such as victims of domestic abuse, the Ventura County Star reported at the time.
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