After the last call that I just blogged, I get a call from a resident crazy person. She, unfortunately, is a doctor in the mental health area. She has a way of speaking that is a bit off putting. She kind of takes a breath between each word, making everything she says seem unnecessarily urgent.
Just to give you some background, she used to call and say there were two boats in the gulf (she lives on the beach) and that they were doing big drug transactions, like bringing in a boatload of drugs from Columbia or something. This went on for weeks, literally weeks. I finally sent out Officer Bock, whom she detests and she told me so when she called the 6th time for the same call. I said, well, he's the only one available, so too bad. He stood in back of her house on the beach and looked out. He could not see any boats in the area. He went to speak with her and said, "are you looking through a telescope?" She said, "why, yes I am." He said, "you are seeing boats that are about 250 miles away." She didn't like that and called me to tell me that she felt the officer was wrong.
So now you understand the type of person that we are dealing with. Today she calls up to say that there are suspicious people on the property next door. Again, with the breath in between each word making it sound like they are cat burglars or murderers. I hate to admit this, but they were actually trespassing on private property. The house is vacant and for sale, but they still aren't allowed on it. I think this was a first, she actually called in a good call. And she happened to like these officer's. You know I would have sent her Bock if I could, but he isn't here yet. :)
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Get your tin foil hats
Whoo boy! This man calls up, totally unaffected and states that he just got home and there are several things that are misplaced in his house. He has a friend that is going through a messy divorce (I still don't know why he told me this because it didn't fit the rest of the call). He said that he hears voices in the attic. One of the guys is calling his friend right now. I said, okay, are you in or outside your house. He was inside and extremely calm. Usually men who call in burglaries are angry, women are usually scared, this whacko was laughing and saying, this isn't a life and death emergency. He did say that he called his mother and said, I don't know if I am crazy. BINGO!!! yes, yes you are whackadoodle.
He said the step stool was out of place and that when he went to look in the closet he heard a man run from the bedroom out the front door about 10 minutes ago. 10 minutes, really? I asked what he was wearing. Shocking response, "I don't know." I said, well, was he a white male, black male? He said, I didn't see him, only heard him and I think he was a hispanic male. I said, do you think there are still people up in your attic? He said no, but then changed it to, "there might be one more up there."
Well, we had 3 officers respond and as I perused through prior calls I noticed that he called in voices in his backyard just 3 nights ago. He was also a missing person last month, but we found him.
According to the officer he is not on meds for mental illness. HHHMMMMM, he may want to get evlauated soon.
He said the step stool was out of place and that when he went to look in the closet he heard a man run from the bedroom out the front door about 10 minutes ago. 10 minutes, really? I asked what he was wearing. Shocking response, "I don't know." I said, well, was he a white male, black male? He said, I didn't see him, only heard him and I think he was a hispanic male. I said, do you think there are still people up in your attic? He said no, but then changed it to, "there might be one more up there."
Well, we had 3 officers respond and as I perused through prior calls I noticed that he called in voices in his backyard just 3 nights ago. He was also a missing person last month, but we found him.
According to the officer he is not on meds for mental illness. HHHMMMMM, he may want to get evlauated soon.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Yummy Scooby Snacks
We had a dog bite to a child the other day. I don't know what this kid did, but I have been around a few black labs in my day and none of them were mean. I used to babysit small children and they had two labs. They could do anything to them and the dogs would just lay there.
This 7 year old kid was over with his parents I guess for a play date or something. The story I heard was the owner of the dog told the kid do not run up to the dog with your arms open and grab him. He said he could pet him, but not to do the other. Well, I guess the 7 year old did what he wasn't supposed to do and did it twice and the dog bit his lip/cheek combo. If that wasn't bad enough, I heard he took such a chunk out that it was very noticeable. It has to be grafted now because the dog ate the chunk he bit off. MMMM, doggie num nums.
This 7 year old kid was over with his parents I guess for a play date or something. The story I heard was the owner of the dog told the kid do not run up to the dog with your arms open and grab him. He said he could pet him, but not to do the other. Well, I guess the 7 year old did what he wasn't supposed to do and did it twice and the dog bit his lip/cheek combo. If that wasn't bad enough, I heard he took such a chunk out that it was very noticeable. It has to be grafted now because the dog ate the chunk he bit off. MMMM, doggie num nums.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Stupid Girls
Oh good grief! We arrest this 30 year old girl for dui tonight. I get a 911 call from another girl who is vacationing (this was very important because she probably told me she was on vacation about 5 times) and that her friend was arrested and the police said that if she didn't leave the beach then she would be arrested. I thought, hmmmm. I actually didn't think she was in our city because the officers didn't run a passenger. She told me her friend's name and I realized she was here, sigh.
She sounded normal enough...at first. I told her I would call her back on the non emergency line since it wasn't a life and death emergency. She said that the officers were so mean and flashing lights in her eyes. I said, were you trying to interfere in the investigation? She said, no no, I was trying to help. I said, okaayyy. I said, well, I wasn't there, but usually when they tell someone to leave or stop talking it's because they don't need your input or you are trying to interefere. She said, whatever, but I don't appreciate the corporal's attitude and I don't know this place. I said, do you want me to call a cab for you? She said, no. I said, well then what are you wanting me to do? Are you wanting to make a complaint? She said yes I do. I said, okay, but his sgt is on another call and it might be a few minutes. She said, that's okay. I watch a lot of t.v. and I see Russians...before she continued, I interrupted and said, ma'am, don't believe most of what you see on t.v. T.V. is not real life and you can't compare the two.
She wanted to know a ballpark time line for the sgt to either call or come out. I said we are very busy tonight and I can't give you a time. She said, not even ballpark, I said no. She said, well I will start my watch and time it. I said, you go right ahead. She asked for the sgt's name and I gave it to her. Then she wanted his badge number. When they start doing that I get very sarcastic, because one, you're f****ing drunk, two, you know you don't have anything to write this info down on and three, you are trying to intimidate me, but in fact, you are making yourself look like and asshole. I don't intimidate from some drunk schmuck on the phone. Anyway, then she asked me my name. She said, do you have a last name? I said in a very sing song voice, why yess I dooooo. She said, well what is it. I said I am the only Cherie here. She said what is your last name. Of course no one ever spells it correctly when I spell it for them slowly and they're not drunk. So I purposely said and spelled it very quickly, but she didn't even notice. Then she asked for my position and I said, dispatcher and began to spell it too :) then she asked for my badge number and I gave it to her. What an idiot.
About 30 minutes to an hour later I get another 911 call. I thought it was the same girl, but she told me she wasn't, she was another friend to pick up the first stupid girl. She wanted to pick up her friend and get her out of jail. I said, you can't and told her the process of what was to happen. She wasn't too happy about it.
Then she called, but on the non emergency line, finally. She wanted to get the girl's car out of impound. Sorry :) only the registered owner can get the car out. She didn't like that either. I got one more call asking again how to get her friend out of jail. Are you stupid? Oh yes, yes you are, I forgot for a second.
I found out that they had been in our parking lot the entire time until the transport van came to pick up their friend.
She sounded normal enough...at first. I told her I would call her back on the non emergency line since it wasn't a life and death emergency. She said that the officers were so mean and flashing lights in her eyes. I said, were you trying to interfere in the investigation? She said, no no, I was trying to help. I said, okaayyy. I said, well, I wasn't there, but usually when they tell someone to leave or stop talking it's because they don't need your input or you are trying to interefere. She said, whatever, but I don't appreciate the corporal's attitude and I don't know this place. I said, do you want me to call a cab for you? She said, no. I said, well then what are you wanting me to do? Are you wanting to make a complaint? She said yes I do. I said, okay, but his sgt is on another call and it might be a few minutes. She said, that's okay. I watch a lot of t.v. and I see Russians...before she continued, I interrupted and said, ma'am, don't believe most of what you see on t.v. T.V. is not real life and you can't compare the two.
She wanted to know a ballpark time line for the sgt to either call or come out. I said we are very busy tonight and I can't give you a time. She said, not even ballpark, I said no. She said, well I will start my watch and time it. I said, you go right ahead. She asked for the sgt's name and I gave it to her. Then she wanted his badge number. When they start doing that I get very sarcastic, because one, you're f****ing drunk, two, you know you don't have anything to write this info down on and three, you are trying to intimidate me, but in fact, you are making yourself look like and asshole. I don't intimidate from some drunk schmuck on the phone. Anyway, then she asked me my name. She said, do you have a last name? I said in a very sing song voice, why yess I dooooo. She said, well what is it. I said I am the only Cherie here. She said what is your last name. Of course no one ever spells it correctly when I spell it for them slowly and they're not drunk. So I purposely said and spelled it very quickly, but she didn't even notice. Then she asked for my position and I said, dispatcher and began to spell it too :) then she asked for my badge number and I gave it to her. What an idiot.
About 30 minutes to an hour later I get another 911 call. I thought it was the same girl, but she told me she wasn't, she was another friend to pick up the first stupid girl. She wanted to pick up her friend and get her out of jail. I said, you can't and told her the process of what was to happen. She wasn't too happy about it.
Then she called, but on the non emergency line, finally. She wanted to get the girl's car out of impound. Sorry :) only the registered owner can get the car out. She didn't like that either. I got one more call asking again how to get her friend out of jail. Are you stupid? Oh yes, yes you are, I forgot for a second.
I found out that they had been in our parking lot the entire time until the transport van came to pick up their friend.
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