![]() ![]() At the Jeannette police station, she shredded the clothing officers brought for her to wear and stuffed it in the toilet, causing it to overflow, according to court papers. She answered the door, refused to let police in and took off her clothing, according to court papers. Officers converged on Gantt’s South Fifth Street home just after midnight. Gantt also is accused of calling a worker at Taco Bell in Hempfield and threatening her. “It is unusual, but we have a secure facility,” he said. Director of Public Safety Bud Mertz said the lockdown didn’t affect dispatchers’ ability to take care of calls. The county’s Emergency Operations Center went on lockdown as a result of the threats. The calls ranged from Gantt claiming she was being harassed at a Jeannette store to threats to harm police officers, dispatchers and their families, authorities said. Thursday receiving an “obnoxious” amount of calls from Gantt, according to court papers. She is being held without bond at the Westmoreland County Prison.Ī Westmoreland 911 supervisor reported just before 11 p.m. Officers took her into custody overnight after she refused to put clothes on and spit at police. Thursday and midnight, sometimes yelling at the call taker and using derogatory language toward police officers, authorities said. Precious Linda Gantt, 36, called Westmoreland 911 16 times between 3 p.m. ![]() The Westmoreland County Emergency Operations Center was placed on lockdown late Thursday after a Jeannette woman repeatedly threatened call takers and police over seven hours, according to court papers. ![]()
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