After criminals burglarized a man's Los Angeles home and he called for aid, 911 put him on hold for an hour. This podcaster revealed the shocking news on social media while also showing the damage done to his home.
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Even Lovett hosts the L.A. in a Minute podcast and had come home to his burglarized property. He was stunned at his smashed glass door after returning from his son's little league baseball game. Not only that, but the burglar stole a few beloved heirlooms that were in a safe.
LA Man's 911 Call Was On Hold For An Hour After Home Burglary
He immediately called 911, but to his dismay, emergency services put the podcaster on hold for 58 minutes. This devastated the father, who was not only suffering from a burglarized home but also an ignored 911 call.
Lovett informed his followers Saturday morning about the devastating news while revealing the appalling wait time. The video began with the podcaster showing his glass door completely shattered, Lovett's eyes red with emotion.
"Luckily, everybody's safe, but things were stolen." Lovett then revealed that the safe held valuables that his late father and mother had passed down to him. Understandably, the father must be crushed by the loss of these heirlooms.
"This s**t is unnerving," he continued. "And it's not cool. And I'll tell you what else. I was on hold with 911 for 59 minutes." He was thankful that it wasn't an emergency like "somebody dying" or "choking."
Lovett then asked his viewers what would've happened if it was "a real time emergency." When the cops finally arrived to the property, Lovett described them as "very nice." Their explanation for the wait time? The podcaster recalled that they claimed they were "undermanned."
Lovett then displayed an image from a news article titled "A slimmed-down LAPD seems here to stay. What happens to crime with fewer cops?" With how understaffed the LAPD is, emergency responders were probably overwhelmed by calls that night.
They planned to board up the door, and his son was "a little unnerved." Despite the severity of the break-in, the main issue Lovett focused on in the video was the late 911 call. "This is a problem," he said. "This is a real problem."
