Over the years, we’ve heard of many people abusing the 9-1-1 system in order to get help with mundane, non-emergency things like Pokemon Go or screwed up fast food orders. Here’s another one: if you’re locked out of your hotel room, don’t call 9-1-1 and say your daughter is choking. [More]
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Do Not Call 9-1-1 With A Fake Emergency Just Because You’re Locked Out Of Your Hotel Room
By 11.4.16
Calling 9-1-1 Will Not Convince Mall Security To Push Your Wheelchair To The Apple Store
By 12.4.13
Sometimes you just need a lift to the Apple Store. Borrowing a wheelchair from the mall, then calling emergency services and demanding that security officers push you there is not how we recommend that you get there. [More]
Police Arrest Woman Who Called 9-1-1 Six Times To Complain About Bar Full Of Drunk People
By 11.6.13
There is a certain expectation when you enter a certain kind of establishment that serves alcohol: People will be drinking alochol. Shocking, we know. Especially for one woman who allegedly called 9-1-1 six times to complain about people consuming booze at a bar and demanding that cops come and arrest everyone inside the joint. For drinking. [More]
