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A Florida man who called 911 to say President Joe Biden needed to be placed in jail was arrested himself, according to deputies. Jacob Philbeck 29, of Palm Harbor, was arrested last Sunday for calling 911 dispatchers several times to say “El Chapo needed to be freed from prison and President Biden needed to be placed into prison,” according to an arrest report. Dispatchers told Philbeck his comments were not related to an emergency and he was aShortly after, Philbeck called 911 again and talked with a call-taker about the “exact same issue,” the report added. Deputies were then dispatched...

Officials in Portland, Ore. recently estimated it will cost $640 million over the next 10 years in order to help adequately prevent homelessness in the area, but a report out this week shows that many citizens from the City of Roses have simply resorted to calling the police on unwanted vagrants. In fact, authorities say that more any other problem, residents are calling the emergency hotline to complain about homeless people even when immediate danger is not present. Katie Shepherd of the Willamette Week reports that the Portland Police Bureau receives a call from the public on average every 15...

The Department of Justice is scrubbing references of radical Islamic beliefs from the transcripts of calls Orlando terrorist Omar Mateen made to police during his massacre, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Sunday. A partial transcript of the conversations between authorities and Mateen, who killed 49 and wounded 53 in the June 12 attack at a Florida gay nightclub, is set to be released on Monday. But Lynch, who appeared on numerous Sunday talk shows, said the transcripts will not include Mateen's oath of loyalty to ISIS or any other religious justification for the attack.

What you say on 911 is recorded.  It can and will be used against you in a court of law.  My friend and publisher of numerous books on gun laws, Alan Korwin, says that in the vast majority of cases where people involved in self defense scenarios end up in serious legal difficulties, it is what they said on 911 that got them into trouble.  He expounds on this in his book "After You Shoot".   In a recent case in Florida, both male participants made errors.  One is dead and one has been charged.         I...

<p>An Ohio woman was arrested after she called 911 to complain about a Chinese food order that simply wasn’t up to par.</p>

Charges have been filed against a New Jersey man who allegedly made repeated 911 calls, then called police headquarters and said he was the president and wanted to speak with New York Jets QB Tim Tebow. Hopatcong police said the 28-year-old man, charged with creating false public alarms, made three 911 calls on June 10, but refused each time to give dispatchers any information on why he was calling. --snip-- After getting the mother’s permission to search her bedroom, the man was found inside her closet, hiding under some pillows.

WHAT TO DO ON A 911 CALL or EMERGENCIESThe PreparedNow website was developed to assist the average person on what and how to prepare for emergencies. After responding to emergency calls over the last two decades, these simple points may be difference in an emergency response team saving the life of a loved one. They are quick, simple to remember and easier to implement. The Five Most Important Medical Things to Share with the Fire Department. The Five Most Important Points on Fire Safety. The Five Most Important Things To Do If There Is A Fire. Things You Can Do...

911 Error Sends Firemen to Wrong House Updated: Monday, 09 Nov 2009, 4:00 PM PST Published : Monday, 09 Nov 2009, 3:57 PM PST By LILY FU (MYFOX NATIONAL) - A mistake by a 911 operator sent a fire truck to a wrong address in Queens, N.Y., where a house fire killed three people on Saturday. The New York Post reports that the operator mistakenly typed a "2" instead of a "5" in the address. The firefighters were sent to an address three blocks away from where the actual fire was. By the time the fire trucks made it to...

This story in the May 17th Cleveland.com edition of the Cleveland Plain Dealer tells the sad tale of a man who called the local 911 emergency line when his 28 YEAR OLD son — who lives with his parents and is a Bedford, Ohio school board member — refused to clean his room. According to reports, Andrew Mizsak (pictured above) — upon being told by his 63-year old father to straighten up his pig sty of a room — threw his plate of food across the kitchen and “balled up his fist at his dad.” Also according to this news...

FBI Agents Say Phone Records Link Illinois Student to Sept. 11 TerroristsBy Mike Robinson Associated Press WriterPublished: Mar 20, 2002 CHICAGO (AP) - FBI agents searching telephone records have linked a 36-year-old Illinois student to the terrorists who attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon, according to newly unsealed court papers. Ali Salem Kahlah Al-Marri has not been charged with any role in the Sept. 11 attacks and his lawyer, Richard Jasper Jr., questioned the link. Al-Marri was arrested Jan. 28 and is being held in New York on a federal charge of unlawful possession of more than 15 credit...

<p>CHICAGO (AP) — FBI agents searching telephone records have linked a 36-year-old Illinois student to the terrorists who attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon, according to newly unsealed court papers.</p> <p>Ali Salem Kahlah Al-Marri has not been charged with any role in the September 11 terrorist attacks, and his attorney, Richard Jasper Jr., questioned the link.</p>