law help: Is a 911 dispatcher a law officer? - Help.com

Sometimes. Sometimes not. But even if they are law officers, they may not have arrest powers.

Generally no, dispatchers are usually civilian staff.

So who has the power to arrest people who abuse 911?

Well, ‘abusing’ 911 isn’t necessarily an offence. If someone did commit an offence, a police officer would deal with it.

There are countless stories about people calling the emergency services to say things like ‘my wife forgot to make my sandwiches’ - I doubt they all get arrested!

Try it sometime and let us know how it worked out.

Why would I want to do that?? I didn’t say it was a good thing to do!