Woman Swears at 911 Dispatcher Over Wandering Cows
Updated: July 3, 2009 04:14 PM
After several cows escaped into a Dodge County marsh, a woman called 911 and went into a profanity-laced tirade at the emergency dispatcher.
Tammy Nuttelman called 911 when her cows got loose and she feared they were headed for the roadway.
Dispatcher: "911. What's the location of your emergency?"
Nuttelman: "Yes, this is a **** emergency! I've got seven ****ing cows out loose maybe going to the ****ing highway!"
Dispatcher: "OK, ma'am."
Nuttelman: "You need to let everybody know there are loose cows out there! They'll probably cause a major ****ing accident, you hear me?!"
Dispatcher: "Ma'am, you need to watch your language, OK?"
Nuttelman: "I don't care! I don't need to watch nothing!"
Dodge County Sheriff Todd Nehls says it was Tammy Nuttelman called for help when her cows got loose but deputies didn't respond because the cows weren't causing a hazard.
Dispatcher: "Why are you yelling at me?"
Nuttelman: "Because I tried to call before and you guys said it wasn't a ****ing emergency, and this is!"
Dispatcher: "No, ma'am, it is not an emergency that the cows are in the marsh. We gave you the number for the town chair."
After the second call, deputies did respond and gave Nuttelman a citation for improper use of a telephone and abuse of 911.
Sheriff Nehls said calls like this are an example of why the job of a 911 operator is very challenging. He said he's proud of how his staff handled this particular call.
Of course cows are so lazy anyway.It's not like it was a herd of stampeding bulls 

