so stupid...

These are funny/stupid police calls printed in my hometown newspaper. Why do they bother printing these? And how does a phone even make calls if it’s really “inactive” or “deactivated?” My favorite one is the one about a fraud with pennies.


March 17:

9:16 a.m. - 9-1-1 hangup call from inactive cell phone
9:36 a.m. - 9-1-1 call from inactive cell phone
10:40 a.m. - Report of reckless driver heading toward town
Noon - Report of reckless driver coming into town
3:42 p.m. - 9-1-1 call from inactive cell phone
4:35 p.m. - Report of small child walking around with no clothes on.
4:52 p.m. - Report of dog in a car barking because it was hot.
5:55 p.m. - Report of suspicious vehicle.
7:47 p.m. - Animal call, dog tearing up trash
8:27 p.m. - Possible disturbance, daughter took swing at mother


March 18:

12:39 a.m. - Report of skateboarders
1:27 p.m. - Report of people working on vehicles that do not belong to them
2:07 p.m. - Woman found abandoned bike
6:04 p.m. - Man found a stray dog with some puppies
6:04 p.m. - Report of dog eating people’s trash
6:20 p.m. - Report of dog standing in middle of highway
7:09 p.m. - Call about person wanting to drop off dog at pound
8:15 p.m. - Report of fraud, someone dropped off role of coins said they were nickles and dimes but instead were pennies


March 19:

12:34 a.m. - 9-1-1 call from deactivated cell phone
12:53 p.m. - 9-1-1 call from inactive cell phone
1:41 p.m. - 9-1-1 call from inactive cell phone
4:04 a.m. - 9-1-1 call from deactivated cell phone
5:44 a.m. - Call about person staying at emergency room and wouldn’t leave
9:36 a.m. - Report of cow and two calves roaming streets in housing addition.
2:15 p.m. - 9-1-1 call from inactive cell phone
3:56 p.m. - 9-1-1 call from deactivated cell phone
5:47 p.m. - Person needs dead bird picked up
11:38 p.m. - 9-1-1 call from deactivated cell phone