hello, police? I am being detained at police heaquarters. Please send the police.

This week, Carly Houston was arrested by the Naperville, IL police. It seems that Carly had been abusive to her taxi driver refused to pay her taxi fare.

It seemed to be a clear case of "theft of labor or services" and disorderly conduct. So, the police arrested Carly and took her to the plice station where they detained her.

Of course, Carly was entitled to make a phone call to her family, friends or lawyer. However, instead of calling someone to help get her out of jail, Carly called 911 to report that she was "trapped inside the detention facility."

The 911 dispatcher connected Carly's phone call to the appropriate emergency resource: the Naperville police.

So, Carly reported to the Napreville police that she was being held by the Naperville police.

The police didn't need to go far to respond to Carly's phone call... and they weren't terribly sympathetic about her complaint. Now, in addition to the initial charges, Carly will be charged with making a false 911 report.

http://snipr.com/v6q8t [www_metro_co_uk]

nuts: woman calls 911 for Burger King emergency

5-year old Savannah saves her dad by calling 911

Five year old Savannah's father was having a heart attack. He could hardly breathe or speak. So, Samantha called 911 for him.

Here is the audio of her call. It is worth listening to all of it. She is wonderfully cute as she saves her dad's life.



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hello 911? I am stealing some stuff.

Earlier this week Stefanie Vargas, 19, learned an important lesson in crime-- it is not a good idea to call 911 while in the process of committing theft.

On Sunday morning, Stefanie and an under-age male accomplice two broke into a car at Daytona Beach, Florida. As the two rummaged through the car, one of them managed to accidentally dial 911 on a cell phone.

Unaware that they were being recorded and traced, the two could be heard chit-chatting about the items they were finding and stealing.

Emergency operators were able to locate the origin of the phone call and dispatched the police. When they arrived, the officers found the boy still inside the car.

The two tried to escape by using another car, but were apprehended and arrested. They have confessed to the crime.

http://snipr.com/uircu [www_metro_co_uk]

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• I told you I was drunk -- but I was too drunk to be telling the truth (mypointless.com)
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• cutest 911 call ever... worth a listen! (neatorama.com)
  

I told you I was drunk -- but I was too drunk to be telling the truth

Last month, my pointless posted a story about a woman in Eau Claire, Wisconsin who called 911 to report that she was driving while drunk.

That's right. Mary Strey, 49, called the police dispatcher from her cell phone and said that she was drunk and driving. The dispatcher told her to pull over to the side of the road and wait for the police.

Mary complied. When the police arrived and gave her a breathalyzer test, it showed her blood alcohol level to be 0.17-- twice the legal limit.

Mary was arrested and given a court date.

But... this week, Mary was scheduled for her initial court appearance. She did not go in person but entered her plea via a letter faxed from her attorney:

Mary has pleaded not guilty to the charge of operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol level over 0.1.

Her defense will be interesting-- perhaps she will claim that the star witness against her was too drunk to be reliable. After all, she had a blood alcohol level of 0.17.

http://snipr.com/tqou8 [www_wausaudailyherald_com]
original my pointless post (with 911 transcript)

thanks to obscure store

911? I need a date.

At first, we were instructed to dial "nine eleven" to report an emergency. These days, we are told to dial "nine-one-one". The reason for the change? A few bright lights reported that they could not find the "eleven" on their phone.

Some people weren't smart enough to capture the "nine-eleven" concept. Today, there are other people who can't seem to grasp the "emergency" concept, either. For example:

Last week, a teenager from Buffalo Grove, IL called 911 to ask if his parents were within their legal rights to take away his X-box. The police traced the call and arrived at the teenager's house where they informed him that he needed to obey his parents... and stop calling 911.

And then, there is the recent story of the woman who apparently felt that 911 was an emergency dating line:



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911? I'm driving drunk.

Last week, WEAU-TV (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) carried this actual transcript of a woman who called 911:

Dispatcher: Clark County 911

Mary Strey: Somebody's really drunk driving down Granton Road...

Dispatcher: ...Which way are they going?

Mary Strey: They are going, um...

Dispatcher: Towards Granton or towards Neillsville?

Mary Strey: Towards Granton

Dispatcher: Okay are you behind them, or...

Mary Strey: No, I am them

Dispatcher: You am them?

Mary Strey: Yes, I am them

Dispatcher: Okay, so you want to call and report that you're driving drunk?

Mary Strey: Yes

The dispatcher told Mary to pull over to the side of the road and turn off the car. Mary complied and waited for the police to arrive. Police officers tested Mary and they found that she was indeed quite drunk-- her breathalyzer test showed 0.17, twice the legal limit.

Mary was charged with her first offense of OUI.

Thanks, Mary, for doing your part in keeping the roadways safe.

story at WEAU
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more 911 emergencies

Earlier this year, most of the news services carried the story of Latreasa Goodman of Fort Pierce, Florida, who called 911 to report an emergency: her local McDonald's had run out of Chicken McNuggets. http://snipr.com/rumcv

Not to be outdone, a woman in the Fort Worth, TX area called 911 and requested that a police officer come to the restaurant where she had ordered a take-out meal.

Why? She felt that she didn't get enough shrimp with the fried rice in her order. http://snipr.com/rumdn

The woman had taken her order and returned some time later to complain about the number of shrimp. Not knowing how many of the shrimp she had eaten before returning, the restaurant refused to give her a refund. By the time the police arrived, the shrimp-deprived woman had taken her order and gone home... again.

In China, a woman called the police twice to report her boyfriend's misbehavior. What was he doing? He didn't want to warm up her feet. In turn, the boyfriend called the police to complain that his girlfriend was too demanding.

When police arrived at the apartment, they found that the couple was still arguing. The situation was diffused when the police officer convinced the boyfriend that it was his responsibility to warm her feet. http://snipr.com/rume3

I'm gonna ask her out... maybe she won't remember that I robbed her 2 hours ago

He probably thought she had short-term memory.

On Sunday night (Sept 6), Stephfon Bennett of Columbus, OH, and two of his friends robbed Diana Martinez while she was at home with a friend.

Less than two hours later, Stephfon returned Diana's house to ask her out for a date. He didn't return the stuff he stole or try to apologize-- he just asked her out, apparently believing that she would not recognize him.

Of course, Diana recognized Stephfon immediately. Stephfon asked her if she had a boyfriend and wanted to go out. Meanwhile, Diana's cousin called 911.

Stephfon was arrested in front of the house a few minutes later and faces charges for aggravated robbery.

Police Sgt. Sean Laird told WBNS TV10 News, "We are not exactly sure what he was thinking at the time... I've never had anything like this before."

Stephfon's two partners-in-crime are still at large and are undoubtedly glad they chose Stephfon to participate in the robbery.

http://snipr.com/rq1hj [www_10tv_com]

hello 911? a police car is blocking my driveway.

If you are in a hurry to get to work, it probably isn't a good idea to vandalize a police car and then wait around.

On Monday morning, Daphne Diaz, 23, of Syracuse, NY was leaving for work when she found that a police car was blocking her driveway. The police cruiser was there because the officers were responding to another call from her building.

Annoyed, Diaz immediately called 911 to report her blocked driveway as an "emergency." Moments later, she approached the officers and demanded that they move their cruiser. A few more minutes later, Diaz again approached the officers and demanded that they {insert profanities} move their {insert more profanities} car.

When the officers were able to get to their car, they saw that Diaz was waiting in her car. It was then that a group of residents pointed out that Diaz had "keyed" the police car, leaving several deep gouges in the back quarter panel.

The police then spent a little extra time with Daphne.

When they finally moved their cruiser, Daphne couldn't leave for work right away... because the police took her keys and cell phone as evidence. They also charged her with criminal mischief.

http://snipr.com/kwgqq [www_syracuse_com]
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note: the photo is of a keyed car, but not the police car in the story

ER workers call 911 to assist patient outside their door

This week, a builder in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada informed the City Hospital Emergency Room staff that a man in a hospital gown had just collapsed outside the door. The man was within feet of the ER and was in obvious need of help.

Leaping to action, a member of the ER staff called 911. The 911 dispatcher called an ambulance. After a 4 to 6 minute wait, the ambulance arrived.

The ER staff made no attempt to step outside the door to look at the man, assess his needs or help him. That sort of emergency is something that emergency workers wouldn't handle. Rather than help, they chose to call 911 to assist a man they could see through the doors.

Fortunately, before the ambulance arrived, security guards did the logical thing-- they helped the man into the ER. Were it not for the security staff, the ambulance workers would have had to do the job.

According to Patti Simonar, director of emergency and critical care services for the region, what the ER staff did was standard procedure. After all, having the ER staff to go outside the door creates a risk for the patient (?) and staff.

In a similar incident, back in 2006, Ron Bitz arrived at the hospital ER 10 minutes before it opened (9:00 am) suffering from a heart attack. He was not allowed to come in. Rather, an ambulance was called. The rescue workers worked on him until 9 and then carried him into the ER.

http://bit.ly/rkayA
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close call in Kissimmee Florida

Last week, an unidentified woman called 911 in Kissimmee, Florida. She was calling from inside her locked car.

The woman explained that nothing electrical was working in the car. She had electric door locks, so, she couldn't open the doors. She was locked in.

Obviously concerned, she told the 911 dispatcher, "It's getting very hot in here, and I'm not feeling well,"

The 911 dispatcher gently instructed the woman to reach over and pull up the lock button with her hand. The woman did as she was instructed. "Um, I'm sorry," she said.

Disaster averted.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19063789/detail.html
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gas station robber runs out of gas

Call it poetic justice.

This week, an 23-year-old man robbed a gas station in Cape Haze, Florida. After entering the station, he confronted the station attendant with a 12-inch Bowie knife and demanded money.

After the robber's departure, an eye-witness called 911 with a description of the thief's car.

As police began their search, they learned that a car had just run out of gas nearby-- a car that fit the description given by the witness.

It was him. Police picked up our man a short time after and placed him under arrest for armed robbery.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29148944/

please oh please give me my wallet back

On Monday afternoon, Yaakov Kanelsky, 49, returned home to his Brooklyn apartment after a brief shopping trip. Standing outside Kanelsky's kitchen window was Victor Marin, 20. Marin asked if he could come into Kanelsky's apartment.

"What do you want? Why are you here?" asked Kanelsky.

"I left my wallet inside your house." explained Marin.

This, of course struck Kanelsky as being not-a-little odd, since he didn't know Marin. "Why were you in my house???" he asked.

Marin explained that he had needed to use the bathroom.

When asked why he would have entered into the home of a perfect stranger to use a bathroom, Marin answered, "It doesn't matter. I need my wallet. I forgot my wallet. It's in your bedroom."

Kanelsky dialed 911 as Marin went from the kitchen window to the front door of the apartment. "If you give me my wallet, I'll give you back your money," Marin promised, hollering through the door.

Kanelsky checked. Sure enough, he was missing $218 from his bedroom. He also found a wallet and sunglasses on his bed.

Returning to the front door with Marin still outside, Kanelsky told Marin to return the money. So, Marin started sliding the money under the door.

After sending through $125 in larger bills, Marin found that one-dollar bills made a stack that was too thick to fit under the door, so, Marin started sliding the ones under the door one at a time.

Unfortunately for Marin, that is just when the police arrived. Not only did they find Marin sliding stolen bills under the door... they also got his wallet (with complete identification) inside the apartment.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07142008/news/regionalnews/crook__needs_a_clue_119842.htm

UFO sighting: man reports mysterious bright orb in sky

This week, the South Wales Police in the UK received an emergency call on their 999 line (the same as 911 in the US). A man reported a mysterious object in the sky. This is the actual transcript of the call:

Control Room: "South Wales Police, what's your emergency?"

Caller: "It's not really. I just need to inform you that across the mountain there's a bright stationary object."

Control room: "Right."

Caller: "If you've got a couple of minutes perhaps you could find out what it is? It's been there at least half an hour and it's still there."

Control: "It's been there for half an hour. Right. Is it actually on the mountain or in the sky?"

Caller: "It's in the air."

Control: "I will send someone up there now to check it out."

Caller: "OK."

Within minutes, police responded to the scene and observed the same mysterious object in the air. The transcript continues:

Control: "Alpha Zulu 20, this object in the sky, did anyone have a look at it?"

Officer: "Yes, it's the moon. Over."

The call, according to a South Wales Police spokesperson, was not a hoax. She said, "It was 100% legitimate. There was no hoax. It was a serious call from a member of the public."

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=204958&in_page_id=2

I saw a very bright one the other morning. It was golden and shiny and slowly moved in the eastern sky. By nighttime, it was gone.

man saves self with kitchen surgery

This story is amazing... but it will probably give you the creeps.

Earlier this week, Steve Wilder of Omaha, Nebraska woke up just after midnight and found that he couldn't breathe. He knew that his windpipe had swollen shut.

At that point, the 55-year-old Wilder realized that he needed to act quickly. He believed that the ambulance would arrive too late if he called 911. So, Wilder did something truly remarkable.

He went to his kitchen and took a steak knife in hand... and gave himself a tracheotomy-- that's right-- he inserted the steak knife into his own neck and opened up his windpipe.

"|I| got a knife and located it and pushed in and blood went gush... I think I closed my eyes, but fear or something took over. I didn't feel no pain or nothing." The blood was squirting everywhere, but his lungs were inflating with air.

Wilder (pictured above) then called 911 and was taken to the emergency room. He is expected to recover without any complications.

Wilder is not a doctor nor was he trained to do this sort of surgery. He does have a scar on his neck where a previous surgery was performed.

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/18751459.html

part of me says, "oh myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy"
another part of me says, "wow, what courage"
still another part of me thinks of the money he saved on a surgeon

Christmas Eve in the septic tank

You think Ebenezer Scrooge had one miserable Christmas Eve?? He had nothing on Robert Schoff of Des Moines, Iowa.

Robert Schoff, 77, had a clog in his septic tank on Christmas Eve. Realizing that he would not be able to get someone to fix it on the holiday, Robert decided to unclog it himself.

So, he went out into his yard, uncovered the septic tank and reached his arm in there. But that wasn't all.

Robert slipped and fell head first into the septic tank and securely lodged in the opening with his feet and legs still flailing in the air above the tank.

About an hour later, his wife, Toni, happened to walk by a window and noticed a pair of legs kicking in the air above the septic tank hole. She ran out to rescue Robert.

Unfortunately, even though Robert is only 5 ft -5 in. tall and 138 lbs., Toni couldn't extract him from the hole. She called 911 and two sheriffs came to free him from the tank.

Robert, a master of understatement, said, "It wasn't good, I'll tell you what. It was the worst Christmas I've ever had."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22399164/

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Let me see the clear image of my septic below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a glimpse of Bob's legs and his near-frozen rear.

oops... my bad. Sorry about the revenge.

A woman in Florence, Oregon is being held in a Lane County jail for allegedly starting a fire at a neighbor's house.

She explained to the police that her keys were missing. She was certain that her neighbors had taken them, so as any good law abiding citizen would do, she decided to trash their home.

She broke in, threw things around and made a general mess. But that wasn't enough.

She went home and got some lighter fluid and cooking oil... and then returned to the neighbor's house. After some experimentation, she was finally able to start a successful inferno using the fluids and a stuffed animal.

Then, she called 911 and hid in the bushes to watch the excitement.

Her boyfriend returned home and must have wondered why she was hiding. She explained her outrage at the stolen keys.

He pointed at the keys hanging from her pant's pocket. You mean, those keys?

to read the story-- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20687668/