16 Dumb Reasons People Called 911

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Eric Lund
Sep 22, 2019 1:00 AM EDT

Just because you see something you don't like doesn't mean it's an emergency. 911 dispatchers get dumb calls all the time. Luckily they're there to sift through the people having a meltdown in traffic and grandmas who think the kids on their lawn are terrorists so cops can respond to actual crimes.

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    Jeans - Once we hada young woman call 911 around 2am saying that her legs were turning blue. Turns out she had worn a new pair of jeans to the club that night.
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    Natural foods - "9-1-1. what's your emergency?" Breathless, panicky voice "How do I get the cranberry sauce out of the can without it coming.out in chunks?" "Open the other end and slide it out on a plate." "OHI-THANKYOU! You are brilliant!
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    Text - Had a drunk person call to report he was being harassed. Truth was.. He was being arrested by our officers for throwing pizza at people
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    Foot - A friend of mine once called 911 when when he was a kid because his aunt was having a baby... At the hospital.
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    Water - We had an old woman call in and say there was two guys dress in blue trying to break in her house. So we send about 6 cops over to her house. It turns out it was the gas company reading her gas meter. BHRNH
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    Text - Got a call one time from a girl in gym class at the local high school. She was in a panic and completely serious saying'the re was a squirrel on top of a telephone pole at the school and it wasn't coming down.
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    Hair - "What's your emergency?" I just swallowed a hàirbrush. How did that happen? I was pissed off Ok ma'am what's the address you are at..."
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    Black-and-white - My washing machine is telling me to file for bankruptey."
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    Mammal - "The neighbor is giving my horse drugs." II "It's crack!"
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    Footwear - Had a woman call 91Nbecause she saw someone driving down the road with his foot out the window.
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    Text - Caller: A deer just swam across the river behind my house. Me: Okay? Caller: Well am worried it might be cold Me:.Well there is nothing we can do about a deer being cold. Didn't it run off after swinning the river? Caller: Yes. Me: Well ma'am it's a wild animal and l'd guess it's going to be fine Caller: ok
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    Microwave oven - Dispatcher: "So... you called 911 because a microwave you don't even own is missing?? Did you ask your landlord if he took it?" Guy: "Uh, no." Dispatcher: "Well, that's not an emergency, sir." Guy: "But I'm really hungry."
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    Organism - Had a lady call because she opened a package from Amazon at home and she was afraid that that her kid was about to have a major allergic reaction... From the packing Peanuts.... because the kid was allergic to peanuts.
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    Dinosaur - A guy started a call with the words " swear s not crazy" after escaping from his apartment and running to the closest 7-11. He swore that his roommates were turning into giant crabs
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    Motor vehicle - se20 A woman called 911: insisting that she get escorted out of the traffic by a trooper because shethad to get home". and it wasi "ridiculous that she should be stuck like that"
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    Food - Police 911 operator here for 15 years. Someone called to know how long to smoke a brisket. To ask what the fines for parking tickets are Because they were lonely Wish me a merry xmas. their trunk wasn't opening and they wanted to know what to do about it.
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