"Odd Calls"
Uniontown Man Jailed for Four Alleged 9-1-1 Pranks
January 20, 2011Greensburg, Pa. — A Fayette County man is in jail over police allegations he made four prank calls to a 911 call center, causing police to break down a woman’s door in one instance and to surround an unsuspecting family’s home in another.
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November 1, 2010Oklahoma City — Nearly 1 million 9-1-1 calls are made every year to the Oklahoma City Emergency Communications Center, and many fall well below what most people would consider an emergency. Calltaker Brenda Grayson said people will phone because their kids won’t get up and go to school, their boyfriends won’t come inside the house when told, or their husbands change the channel on the television and won’t change it back.
Read full articlePolice Dispatcher Helps a ‘Happily Ever After’
October 8, 2010Shaelene and Ben Hays paid Salt Lake City $1,000 to reserve the beautiful setting of Memory Grove for their Sept. 26 wedding, which they had meticulously planned to be a memorable event for all who attended.
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July 21, 2010Ashley is healthy today and smiling like a newborn should, not knowing how many were involved in saving her life on her birthday. Three weeks ago, as Ashley’s mother, Tammy Finger of Johnstown, went into labor, complications hit.
Read full article9-1-1 Calls Released in Alleged Bigfoot Sighting
June 18, 2010North Carolina resident Tim Peeler reported a Sasquatch near his home in Casar, N.C., to 9-1-1. “He was about 9, 10-foot tall with real long arms. … It looked like a giant ape with a man’s face,” he said in a 911 call.
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