Police Tell Users to Stop Calling 911 Because Facebook is Down
Note to Facebook users:
We know it's painful when this social media network goes down and you can't ogle Justin Bieber selfies or tell the world what you had for dinner.
Note to Facebook users:
We know it's painful when this social media network goes down and you can't ogle Justin Bieber selfies or tell the world what you had for dinner.
The 911 call placed before Hope Solo's domestic violence arrest last weekend has been released, and the guy who made it was clearly concerned for his safety.
Solo, he told the operator, is "f--king beating people up!"
A resident of South Florida was arrested this week after he kept calling 911 to report what he believed to be a serious crime:
His wife had thrown out his beer.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore dialed 911 minutes after being whomped on by Porsha Stewart last week, and her voice tells the story.
As 911 calls go, it's pretty tame - no screaming, hysterics or chaos to speak of - but Moore was clearly far from pleased as she phoned in the assault.
Kate Major is sitting in jail after her recent arrest, having been denied bail in a Florida courtroom on Friday morning and ordered held until at least Tuesday.
We've heard of a horny woman calling 911 because she wants to have sex with an officer.
And we've heard of a kid calling 911 for help with his math homework.
A Florida woman was arrested on Friday night after using 911 to summon an officer to her home with whom she wanted to have sex.
Maria Montenez-Colon, 58, initially dialed up authorities in order to demand back the Corvette she recently signed over to her step-son.
If you're a 911 dispatcher, you've likely heard everything. Still, this unusual call from a few years ago, which has gone viral again this week, may top them all.
When a four-year-old boy named Johnny ran into problems with his math questions, he naturally turned to help from the first responders of his community.
As previously reported, Honey Boo Boo and her family were involved in a car accident on Tuesday.
What, exactly, went down? What put so many members of this reality show family in the hospital?
A party at Justin Bieber's house a couple weeks ago nearly ended in tragedy, as a guest fell unconscious and a friend of the singer's phoned the authorities.
An ambulance was dispatched to the scene but later recalled when the victim stumbled to her feet and was taken home.
In the dispatch call they placed upon reaching the tragic scene, responders to Saturday's Paul Walker crash made it obvious that he was dead immediately.
The first firefighters arrived less than three minutes after a 911 call alerted them, and one of their first communications was "two fatalities" ... and "DOA."
George Zimmerman's girlfriend Samantha Scheibe lost it after he allegedly pointed a shotgun at her face and broke a bunch of her stuff on Monday.
Scheibe's dramatic 911 call - placed before Zimmerman was arrested for the domestic dispute - can be heard below. She was clearly pretty freaked:
Shauna Justice, a Volusia County 911 dispatcher, was arrested after pulling a gun on the reporter who showed up at her home to ask about Justice's recent suspension.
Yes, this story takes place in Florida, but who did Justice think she was? George Zimmerman?
Mary Jaggers, a 58-year-old Florida woman, was arrested after allegedly calling 911 to report that there was too much drinking going on at her local bar.
Best of all? This was not a one-off occurrence.
Stephen Trevor Chapman, a 22-year-old Arizona man, has been arrested after he was shot by a furious husband who found him in bed with his wife.
The husband is 68. The wife is 63. He reportedly discovered her sleeping with Chapman when he went to check on his wife about 1 a.m. on Saturday.
A Billings, Montana woman was charged with felony DUI after becoming so intoxicated that she had to call 911 to get out of the car, the Billings Gazette reports.
Maybe a sign you shouldn't be driving. Maybe.
We suppose this is better than calling 911 because McDonald's messed up your order. Or because you need a pen.
But not by much.
George Zimmerman has been released from custody following Monday's allegedly heated dispute with his sobbing, estranged wife Shellie, who called 911.
On the phone with dispatchers, Shellie Zimmerman claimed that her spouse was threatening her and her father with a gun and that feared for her life.
George Zimmerman is reportedly in custody following a dispute involving his wife.
Police in Lake Mary, Florida, said that Zimmerman is being held at a residence of a relative on suspicion of domestic battery of his estranged wife.
A just-released 911 call reveals that two Dallas-area teens saved a kidnapped woman who mouthed "help me" to them from the back of a moving vehicle.
Take note, THGers. Here is what we've learned about 911 this month:
Do not call if McDonald's messes up your order.
We suppose this is at least a better reason to call 911 than your cable going out.
A Naples, Florida resident is under arrest today after his mother called the authorities to report that her son was keeping a baby alligator in her bathtub.
There are plenty of acceptable reasons for dialing 911.
Perhaps someone has poisoned you with Ricin. Maybe you're teetering on the verge of death as the result of a meth overdose.
The 911 call placed moments after Gia Allemand was found by boyfriend Ryan Anderson has been released, and it's obviously a very sad audio clip.
The Bachelor star was discovered by the NBA player Monday, following an apparent suicide attempt; Gia Allemand died two days later in the hospital.