31 Cringeworthy 911 Calls That Weren’t Actually Emergencies
Hard to say that any of these were actual emergencies. But let's be real, people are stupid.
Published 3 years ago in Facepalm
Better safe than sorry I suppose. We've collected some of the most ridiculous 911 calls that operators have had to deal with. Everything from people thinking the moon has disappeared to thinking cursing is a crime (It's not.) Enjoy these 31 absurd 911 calls.
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My grandma used to call 911 to have the fire department bring her milk (she lived next to the fire department). She did this multiple times. Eventually, the fire chief gave her his direct line and he brought her milk until she came to live with us. She passed away in 2004. My grandma was in early stages of dementia when this was happening, and it was a small town fire dept with a chief who had known her 30 years.
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Bloke rang in a panic and said he was being burgled. Had walked to the bathroom in the middle of the night and seen a guy on the landing. Sprinted back to his bedroom and rang the police. 3 cop cars and a dog unit speed over to his house and do a sweep of the house. Couldn’t find anything. When one cop asked him where he’d seen this guy he showed him the hallway which had a very large full sized mirror at the end. Turns out the guy had seen his own reflection in the dark.
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Guy called 911 before because he ordered a Filet-O-Fish from the drive-thru at McDonald’s and it had ketchup on it. He was adamant about wanting the police to show up…His “argument” was that he worked at McDonald’s when he was 16 and you don’t put ketchup on Filet-O-Fish. He got the police alright…and a DUI charge.
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Dude called 911 because he got off a train at the wrong stop and was broke. Honestly it wasn't even his predicament so much as he was absolutely obnoxious about it, even called 911 severel more times after I had already told him officers were en route. Annoying that he's tying up a line for medical emergencies, but that being said i'm going to preach a little: If you honestly think you may have an emergency but aren't sure if it "qualifies" for 911 use, don't worry about it and just do it. All emergency services personnel would much rather have much ado about nothing than have something terrible happen when it could have been prevented. This goes for all types of emergencies/situations.
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Had a guy call, in a serious panic, saying someone was trying to break into his house. He sounded super panicked, anxious. I heard loud knocking through the phone. The caller also threw in "I pay your f**king taxes now SEND THE F**KING COPS, I DON'T WANT TO DIE", etc... I could hear that constant loud door banging and a muffled voice. The guy then throws in "I just had pizza delivered here, and now I have someone trying to break into my house!!"... and then I could hear through the phone, the delivery guy say "sir, you forgot your change!", over and over. That was back in 2009 and still bothers me at the utter stupidity.
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Frantic Caller: "I want to report a suspicious male!" Me: "Ok, where is he?" (gets location) "What makes him suspicious?" Caller: "Well he's walking down the street carrying a dangerous weapon!" Me: "What kind of weapon does he have and what is he doing with it?" Caller: "HE HAS A SNAKE. IT...IT'S AROUND HIS NECK! SOMEONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING!" Me: "....Ma'am, a snake is not a weapon nor is it illegal."
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Calls 911 from a pay phone. “911, what’s your emergency?” “I don’t have an emergency. I didn’t have quarter and I want to talk to a cop.” “Do you have $699.75?” “Huh? What are you talking about?” “Sir, 911 is for emergencies. You can be fined for misusing 911.” “Are you gonna get me a f**king cop or not?” “Sure.” Yeh. He got the fine for it.
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When my daughter was 5 she spent a week with my dad. He gave her an old iPhone to play with. He said he got a kick out of it bc she has been “fake talking” to someone all week. Well towards the end of the week she handed the phone to him and he played along and said hello. It was a 911 operator! She had been calling all week to chat with them. They weren’t mad but wanted to let my dad know that out of service iphones can still call 911.
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Caller: I had a lady friend over, I went to get us drinks, there was $400 on my dresser, now she's gone and so is the money. Me: (trying to get a description) what was her name, do you know where she lives, etc since he opened with saying he knew her Caller: ughhhhh um I'm not really sure. I can't remember Me: You don't know your "friends" name? (Awkward pause) do you want to find out and call back?
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