"Odd Calls"
You Lion Dog! Pup Spurs 9-1-1 Panic
January 15, 2013Panicked residents of Norfolk, Va., called 911 after spotting this roaming, 3-year-old Labradoodle – a Labrador-poodle mix – that had been groomed to look like the king of the jungle.
Read full articleDaughter Won’t Get Beer, So Man Calls 9-1-1
September 27, 2012A Florida man allegedly called 9-1-1 to accuse his daughter of assault because she wouldn’t get him more beer.
Read full articleNavy Radio Might Be Crippling Conn. Garage Doors
July 23, 2012HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A radio signal being transmitted out of a submarine base is likely behind reports of garage doors failing to open and close in southeastern Connecticut, the U.S. Navy said Monday.
Read full articleBangor Man Arrested after Calling 9-1-1 from Home He Broke Into to Report Being Chased by Dogs, Police Say
July 5, 2012BANGOR, Maine — A Bangor man was arrested on the Fourth of July after he called 911 from a home he had broken into because he said he thought dogs were chasing him, according to police.
Read full articleConn. Man Calls 9-1-1 Over Beef about Sandwich Order
June 15, 2012EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man angry that a deli had fouled up his sandwich order decided to take his beef to police.
Read full articleDrug Dealer Mistakenly Sends Officer Text Messages
June 6, 2012SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Police say a drug dealer mistakenly sent messages to a California central coast police officer…
Read full articleWoman Pays Fine for Calling 9-1-1 about Dog Collapse
June 6, 2012O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman has paid a $100 fine for calling 911 to report her dog had…
Read full articlePup’s Ordeal Gives Police an Atypical Sting Operation
January 2, 2012Sharon O’Neil didn’t know quite what to do Thursday afternoon when her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel was cowering in pain under a bush after he stepped on the stinging invertebrate. He was unable to walk home and O’Neil found herself without a ride to Island Animal Hospital.
Read full articleWeird Calls: Texas Man Rescued after Becoming Stuck in Chimney
November 29, 2011LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Fire officials say a Texas man who had to be rescued from the chimney of his…
Read full articleCorny Story: Danvers Dispatcher Deftly Fields 9-1-1 call
October 19, 2011The item about a family who called 911 on Columbus Day to report they were lost in a Danvers corn maze has “gone viral,” as they say. And we’re not surprised. This is just the sort of story that news outlets love to sink their teeth into, whether typewriter-style or in neat columns.
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