Walt Disney World call center employee alerts police to domestic violence victim, report says
By James Leggate article
An intuitive Walt Disney World Resort employee realized a Pennsylvania woman who called under the guise of buying theme park tickets was actually in need of help from a dangerous situation.
The Disney employee heard the woman yelling get off me and get away from me at someone while they were on the phone together on Jan. 9 and sensed something was wrong, the York Dispatch reported.
The woman would only answer questions with a yes or no response, so the unidentified Disney employee asked if the woman was actually calling to book a trip, according to the report. The woman said, no.
Disney World employee alerts police to domestic violence victim: Report
By FOX News
(Disney Parks Blog)
ORLANDO, Fla. - An intuitive Walt Disney World Resort employee realized a Pennsylvania woman who called under the guise of buying theme park tickets was actually in need of help from a dangerous situation.
The Disney employee heard the woman yelling get off me and get away from me at someone while they were on the phone together on Jan. 9 and sensed something was wrong, the York Dispatch reported.
The woman would only answer questions with a yes or no response, so the unidentified Disney employee asked if the woman was actually calling to book a trip, according to the report. The woman said, no.
Updated: 10:38 AM EST January 22, 2021
DOVER, Pa. A York County man is facing aggravated assault and other charges after allegedly attacking a woman during a domestic incident in Dover earlier this month.
The victim was able to summon help by calling Walt Disney World under the pretense that she was booking tickets, then conveyed to the employee who answered that she was in danger, police say.
As a result, Wayne Terry Shifflett, 38, has been booked on strangulation, terroristic threats, simple assault, and harassment in addition to the aggravated assault charge in the Jan. 9 incident, which occurred on the 3300 block of Glen Hollow Drive.
Police: Disney World employee helps domestic assault victim summon officers to her home
DOVER, Pennsylvania (WPMT) A York County man is facing aggravated assault and other charges after allegedly attacking a woman during a domestic incident in Dover earlier this month.
The victim was able to summon help by calling Walt Disney World under the pretense that she was booking tickets, then conveyed to the employee who answered that she was in danger, police say.
As a result, Wayne Terry Shifflett, 38, has been booked on strangulation, terroristic threats, simple assault, and harassment in addition to the aggravated assault charge in the Jan. 9 incident, which occurred on the 3300 block of Glen Hollow Drive.