A McAdoo woman is facing criminal charges after Pennsylvania State Police say she repeatedly misused the 911 emergency system, making more than 20 calls over the span of two weeks without legitimate need for emergency services.
According to court documents filed by the Frackville State Police, Kelsey Lynn Kurtz, 32, of McAdoo, has been charged with Communications with 911 Systems (M2) and Disorderly Conduct (M3).
Allegations of Multiple False Calls
Investigators say Kurtz began contacting Luzerne County 911 on the evening of September 4, 2025, reporting her boyfriend was experiencing a rapid heart rate due to “nudes” she had sent him. Emergency medical services responded, but determined no medical emergency existed.
Later that night and into the early morning hours of September 5, police allege Kurtz contacted 911 again—by both calls and text messages—requesting ambulance responses to her McAdoo residence. Schuylkill County 911 also received six calls from Kurtz during that time. Dispatchers spoke directly with the boyfriend, who confirmed he was fine and did not require medical assistance.
Troopers responded to the residence for a welfare check, where they found Kurtz intoxicated. She was warned to stop contacting 911 without cause or face charges.
Despite the warning, authorities say Kurtz continued to dial 911 over the following weeks. On September 6, she reported a domestic-related incident at her residence, which police determined to be a minor verbal argument stemming from her repeated 911 calls.
On September 16, Kurtz again called 911 several times—first claiming an unresponsive male was inside her home. EMS responded and found no emergency. She contacted 911 two additional times that morning about the same incident, even after being told everything was fine.
Troopers attempted to contact her at the residence but could not make contact. When reached by phone, Kurtz allegedly told police she could not come to the door because she was “on bed,” and again appeared intoxicated.
Call logs obtained by police from Luzerne and Schuylkill County 911 centers documented 23 calls made by Kurtz between September 3 and September 16, 2025. Authorities said emergency services determined “no emergency was taking place, or had taken place, in a vast majority of these incidents.”
Trooper Price filed charges requesting Kurtz be held accountable for the repeated misuse of emergency communications and be fingerprinted as part of the case.
Kurtz will answer to the charges before Magisterial District Judge Christina Tarantelli.