• Updated

The classroom of law enforcement officers all donned headphones and pushed “play” on the attached MP3 player.

What they heard was a staticky background noise, overlaid with snatches of conversation, and punctuated with random bursts of words—“disGUSting!” “stop it! Stop it now!”—along with giddy giggles and eerie, guttural growls.

Featured Top Story
  • Updated

Part one of a four-part series looking at the impact of calls from the mentally ill on public safety resources.