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During the blizzard: When to call 911, when not to call 911

assetContent (2)“I smell smoke and I think my house is on fire.” “Where is the nearest pond to go ice-skating on?” “I think my father is having a heart attack.” “My cable just went out. Do you know when it’ll be back on?” Those are just a few examples of calls that Morris County-area police departments say…

Posted: January 26th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County | Tags: , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

2 Comments on “During the blizzard: When to call 911, when not to call 911”

  1. Kathy Baratta said at 6:27 pm on January 26th, 2015:

    Unbelievably ridiculous calls to 911 have become their own genre. They pop up with some regularity on the Interwebs and are always good for a laugh.

    My favorite so far was the guy who called 911 to complain that his drug dealer had ripped him off. Right behind that was the guy who called to complain his local pizza delivery place kept screwing up his order and so it had to be deliberate consumer fraud.

  2. Silly but sad, said at 9:19 pm on January 26th, 2015:

    another example of how self- centered our culture has become. “It’s all about me” as a mentality, is killing the country.