Archive for the ‘Calls’

  • Authorities seek man making bogus 911 calls
    Investigators in California are trying to track down a man who’s making bogus 911 calls that feature special effects, like gunshots, and dramatic screaming.
    by Greg at August 26th, 2010 at 09:08 am
  • Man called 911 about vicious bee swarm
    An elderly Austin, Texas man stung more than 500 times in a bee swarm remains in critical, but stable, condition as authorities released the transcript of a passerby’s frantic 911 call.
    by Greg at August 12th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
  • 911 recordings reveal confusion in drowning case
    The 911 calls of a river drowning in Texas where rescuers initially went to the wrong location have been released.
    by Greg at July 14th, 2010 at 08:07 am
  • 911 Call Released in Fatal 4th of July Boat Accident
    The July 4th weekend proved deadly at Lake Pleasant, Arizona. A boat drove over the top of another boat, killing one woman and sending others to the hospital.
    by Greg at July 12th, 2010 at 08:07 am
  • 911 refused to help child trapped in car: mom
    Police in Laval, Que., are investigating a woman’s claim that a 911 operator refused to send police to help get her baby out of a locked car in the extreme heat. The mother accidentally locked her keys and her 15-month-old son in her car after picking him up from daycare Monday afternoon. The woman was worried about the potential effects of the scorching heat...
    by Greg at July 7th, 2010 at 08:07 am
  • 911 operator helps stop sexual assault in progress
    A Tucson Police civilian 911 operator is free to tell a remarkable story now — a year after her steady nerves helped police rescue a woman from a sexual assault in progress.
    by Greg at June 18th, 2010 at 08:06 am
  • Man calls 911 after buffalo head pins him in recliner
    A man in the Florida Keys summoned 911 early Sunday after he was struck by a water buffalo while sleeping in a reclining chair, the Sun-Sentinel reports.
    by Greg at June 15th, 2010 at 08:06 am