Posts Tagged ‘9-1-1 misuse’

  • Suspects identified in fake 911 calls that sparked Amber Alert
    Investigators have identified the suspects in four fake 911 calls that sparked an Amber Alert in Dyer County, Tennessee.
    by Greg at July 27th, 2009 at 07:07 am
  • They Called 911 For WHAT?
    911 telecommunicators hear it all — especially the bizzare. Here’s yet another collection of calls that will make you ask: “What were they thinking?”
    by Greg at July 24th, 2009 at 08:07 am
  • 911 faker gets 20 years for robbery
    Darrin Bonner Jr., who helped concoct the fake 911 robbery call that led to the death of a Buffalo police officer, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his arrest in the same store moments after a knifepoint street crime six years later.
    by Greg at July 21st, 2009 at 10:07 am
  • 911 Call For Date To Be On National TV
    The infamous 9-1-1 call from an Oregon woman who wanted a date with a deputy will be featured in an upcoming program on the Discovery Channel.
    by Greg at July 20th, 2009 at 08:07 am
  • Police chief wants fines for 911 hangups
    If you call 911 in Vallejo, California and hang up before police find out what’s wrong, you may pay as price for wasting their time.
    by Greg at July 13th, 2009 at 08:07 am
  • Sales calls annoy 911 dispatchers
    Even emergency dispatchers are not immune from telemarketers’ calls. Amid a flurry of calls to the Warren County (Ohio) 911 center about a man committing suicide June 24 in front of a tanker truck on Interstate 71, one call stood out.
    by Greg at July 6th, 2009 at 03:07 pm
  • Man Calls 911 to Meet Lil Wayne
    A Florida man was arrested for calling 911 requesting that he be taken to meet rapper Lil Wayne.
    by Greg at July 1st, 2009 at 08:07 am