Winnipeg couple disappointed after ‘dismissive’ police response to attempted break-in
Global News
A Winnipeg couple is shaken up after being awakened by a stranger trying to open the sliding door to their home Saturday night and they're also shaken by response from police.
Racheal Blair and her husband say they feel let down by the people they called for help on what was a very scary night at their home in St. James.
Blair, her husband and two young children were sleeping at 3 a.m. on Saturday, June 24 night when she woke up to a loud noise.
She says she saw a hooded figure at their patio sliding door just a few feet away, trying to get in.
“I jumped out of bed and my husband sleeps on that side so he jumped over me and we booked it to the door,” Blair said.
They chased the person through their yard and then Blair turned back to phone 911.
“The dispatcher had no empathy or sympathy for me at all. They almost seemed like I was an annoyance,” Blair said.
Meanwhile, Blair’s husband was holding the person down.
“I tell the dispatcher this and they’re like, ‘Well you need to let them go,’” Blair said.