"Odd Calls"
Men Suspected of Hallucinating Call 9-1-1 for Help
July 20, 2011Springfield, Ga. (AP) — South Georgia authorities say two men became so high on drugs they began hallucinating and called 9-1-1 when they thought intruders had broken into a home.
Read full articleGa. Woman Calls 911 After the Wrong Chinese Food Was Delivered
June 16, 2011Savannah, Ga. (NY Daily News) — A Georgia woman was reprimanded, not charged, after calling 9-1-1 to report that her local Chinese restaurant had delivered her the wrong order. The Savannah-Chatham Metro Police released the following audio recording of the call.
Read full articleToddler Calls 9-1-1 Singing ‘Fire Burning’
June 16, 2011Brentwood, N.H. — A 5-year-old boy dialed 9-1-1 prompted by song lyrics, “Somebody call 9-1-1. Shawty fire burning on the dance floor.” The call prompted a reponse by police.
Read full articleMan Pocket Dials 9-1-1; Drug Conversation Heard
May 23, 2011Gainesville, Ga. — Authorities say a Georgia man “pocket-dialed” 911 and the dispatcher on the other end overheard people discussing a drug deal.
Read full articleLeaking Mass. House Dials 9-1-1 for Help
April 29, 2011Marblehead, Mass. — After months of enduring a leaking pipe that buckled its floors and sagged its ceilings, an empty Massachusetts house somehow called police for help. The Salem News reports the 911 call went out to police from a house in Marblehead on Wednesday after water short-circuited the phone system, apparently sparking the emergency call.
Read full articleSandusky Man Calls 9-1-1 from Jail Cell, Said Being Held Against Will
March 23, 2011Sandusky, Ohio — A 26-year-old Sandusky man talked himself into an extra charge when he called 9-1-1 on a cell phone from inside a holding cell at the Sandusky Police Department. He told the dispatcher he was being held against his will, according to a Sandusky police report.
Read full articleMan Pleads Guilty to Making Obscene Calls to 9-1-1 Dispatchers
March 14, 2011Orange County, Calif. — A man who authorities say made thousands of obscene calls to female 911 dispatchers was sentenced Friday to 21 days in jail and three years’ probation, court records show.
Read full article9-1-1 Call Made over Gasoline Price Hike
March 2, 2011Edgard, La. — An unusual call for the 9-1-1- emergency center in St. John the Baptist Parish may be a sign of the times: a motorist complaining about escalating gasoline prices.
Read full articleInvestigation into Palo Alto Phantom Phone Calls Continues
January 31, 2011Palo Alto, Calif. — A spokeswoman for the manufacturer of a mobile device that sent hundreds of phantom calls to Palo Alto’s emergency communications center in a five-hour period earlier this month said Friday the company is working with local officials to track it down.
Read full articlePalo Alto Dispatch Center Receives 566 Phantom 9-1-1 calls in 5 Hours
January 31, 2011Palo Alto, Calif. — The unusual calls to the Palo Alto emergency communications center started two weeks ago Thursday. Around 8:30 p.m., a dispatcher picked up the line to find no one on the other end. Twenty seconds later, the center fielded another phantom 9-1-1 call. It was just the beginning.
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