LISTEN: 911 call confirms 'Permit Patty' called police on girl selling water in SF

Friday, June 29, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO -- Our sister station, ABC7 News, has now has the 911 audio of the woman known on social media as "Permit Patty" as she called to complain about an 8-year-old girl who was selling water in San Francisco.

"I have someone who does not have a vendor permit who is selling water across from the ballpark. Can I get someone to talk about that," a voice can be heard saying in the call.
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The call never made it to police.

The woman, Alison Ettel, is white. She originally said she was only pretending to call 911.

The 8-year-old girl is black. Her family says she was raising money to visit Disneyland.
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