(RUTHERFORD COUNTY) If you call 911 and need help, you can now TEXT if you can't talk!
A human trafficking victim can’t risk calling 911 for help so she waits until the trafficker sleeps and quietly texts 911. A domestic violence victim fears for her life but is scared to alert her attacker so she texts 911. A 16-year-old at home alone hears someone breaking into the home and texts 911. A hearing and speech-impaired resident experiences a medical crisis and texts 911.