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Nurse Won't Give CPR, Elderly Woman Dies

911 dispatcher in Bakersfield, Calif., pleads for help

(Newser) - A nurse at a senior living facility north of Los Angeles refused to administer CPR to an 87-year-old woman who was hardly breathing—and who later died, the LA Times reports. "It’s a human being," pleaded Bakersfield fire dispatcher Tracey Halvorson on a 911 tape recorded this...

Boy Calls 911 to Avoid Bedtime
 Boy Calls 911 to Avoid Bedtime 
Feb 21, 2013 2:45 PM CST

Boy Calls 911 to Avoid Bedtime

Officer dispatched to tell him not to do that

(Newser) - Police in Massachusetts say a 10-year-old boy called 911 because he didn't want to go to bed. Brockton police say the boy called just after 8 last night and told the dispatcher he was calling to report his mother because he did not want to go to bed. There...

Drunk Woman Busted After She Calls 911—for Cigarettes

Cops weren't really amused by her version of a joke

(Newser) - Most people with a good buzz on call Domino's for delivery, but one Texas woman thought it would be just hysterical to instead call 911 to have emergency responders deliver cigarettes to her home. For her trouble, 48-year-old Linda White, described as "very intoxicated," did indeed get...

Sheriff: We Did Not Intentionally Set Dorner Fire

Jim, Karen Reynolds say they first alerted police, not maids

(Newser) - Though authorities are unable to "absolutely, positively confirm" that the burned body found in Big Bear cabin is that of Christopher Dorner, they "believe the investigation is over at this point," says Sheriff John McMahon. McMahon also yesterday asserted that police did not intentionally burn down the...

Zimmerman Sues NBC Over 911 Tape Edits

Recording made him look 'racist,' 'predatory': suit

(Newser) - As expected , George Zimmerman is suing NBCUniversal for defamation over its edits to a 911 recording that emerged after Trayvon Martin was killed. The edits make Zimmerman look like a "racist, predatory villain," according to the suit. The edited recording, which the suit says intentionally caused emotional distress,...

Belcher's Baby Wails in Wrenching 911 Call

Also, did Belcher have another girlfriend?

(Newser) - Police released the 911 phone call made by Jovan Belcher 's mother in the moments after the linebacker fatally shot his girlfriend, and it's as wrenching as you'd expect. "Oh my God. Oh my God. Cassie," Cheryl Shepherd sobs over the wails of Belcher's...

Cops: Woman Locked Out of Car Calls 911, Lies About Trapped Baby

Police were not happy

(Newser) - Today's police blotter provides a lesson in what not to do when locked out of your car: Do not call 911 and make up a story about an infant trapped inside so the cops will arrive faster. Because they will arrive faster, but then they won't be happy...

Cops: Man Butt-Dials 9-1-1 During Drug Deal

He's arrested after whole conversation is recorded

(Newser) - Police in Scranton got a freebie on this one: They say a man accidentally dialed 9-1-1 on his phone as he sat in a car making a drug deal, reports the Times-Tribune . Police listened in on the whole thing, traced the call, and eventually swooped in to arrest the 24-year-old...

Guy Calls 911 to Complain About Sandwich Order

Dispatcher advises him not to purchase the sandwich

(Newser) - Yet another case of someone calling 911 to complain about food : This time, a Connecticut man called the emergency number after a deli fouled up his sandwich order. The man can be heard on a recording of Wednesday's call complaining that he "specifically asked for little turkey and...

911 Dispatcher Snores Through Emergency

He was 17 hours into a 24-hour shift

(Newser) - If you're in a situation where you have to dial 911, the last thing you want to hear on the other side of the phone is snoring. But that's what a Maryland woman heard when she called emergency services to help her husband, reports NBC4 in Washington . In...

Zimmerman: Trayvon Martin Circled My Car

...Which he strangely did not mention while talking to dispatcher

(Newser) - There's a new wrinkle in George Zimmerman's version of the night of Trayvon Martin's death. Zimmerman has been telling investigators that while he was on the phone with police, Martin was circling his car menacingly on foot—so menacingly that Zimmerman rolled up his window "to...

NBC Fires Producer Who Edited Zimmerman Audio

Misleading tape put heavy emphasis on race

(Newser) - NBC News has fired the producer who edited the George Zimmerman 911 call that aired in the aftermath of the Trayvon Martin shooting, reports the New York Times . The producer has not been named, but reportedly was based in Miami and had worked for NBC for several years. Sources say...

Lawyer: Zimmerman Said 'Punks,' Not Slur

Audio expert backs him up on 911 tape

(Newser) - Trayvon Martin's killer has told his attorney he said "punks"—not a racist slur—seconds before shooting the black teenager—and an audio expert backs him up, reports CNN . Much has been made of the 911 call gunman George Zimmerman dialed just before the shooting, with many...

NBC Apologizes for Editing of Zimmerman Call

Truncated version left out key gap with police dispatcher

(Newser) - NBC has issued a mea culpa for how it edited a phone call between George Zimmerman and a police dispatcher before the killing of Trayvon Martin, reports the Washington Post . In the bit that aired, Zimmerman says this:
  • "This guy looks like he’s up to no good. He
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Those Aren't Zimmerman's Cries on 911 Tape: Experts

Zimmerman claimed he was one crying for help, but evidence says no

(Newser) - It is one of the biggest questions remaining about what happened the night George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin—who was it heard screaming for help on that 911 call? Zimmerman claims he was the one screaming . But now two forensic experts, using different techniques, both say the voice...

Fake 911 Call Ends in Fatal Shooting

Caller lied about college student Kendrec McDade having gun

(Newser) - A Pasadena man has been charged with manslaughter after he made a 911 call in which he falsely claimed a gun-packing college student robbed him. The student, who turned out to be unarmed, was shot dead by a police officer responding to the call. The cop fired as Kendrec McDade,...

Man Tries to Get Wife Drunk So He Can Use Facebook

When his plan doesn't work, he calls 911

(Newser) - Facebook, that destroyer of marriages , has come between yet another couple—who will find themselves apart for 60 days as Doyle Hardwick completes a little stint in jail. The Florida man's trouble began after he decided he just wanted to cruise Facebook in peace. But what to do with...

Demi Moore 911 Tape: She 'Smoked Something'

In tape, friends worry about 'barely' conscious actress

(Newser) - Demi Moore had "smoked something ... similar to incense" and was "semi-conscious, barely," says the worried voice on the 911 call to get Moore help, reports the AP . When the operator asks if Moore's breathing is normal, a friend responds, "No, not so normal. More kind...

Girl Hears Mom Having Sex, Calls 911

Tells police she felt 'disrespected,' asks for children's shelter

(Newser) - Plenty of people get creeped out by the thought of their parents having sex. But few are as extreme as one Florida teenager, who called 911 and asked to be placed in a Christian children's shelter because she heard her mother having sex. The 15-year-old girl said she had...

Big Police Problem: 'Butt Dials' to 911

One city says 20% of emergency calls are mistakes

(Newser) - "Butt dials" are becoming a police menace if Evanston, Illinois, is typical. About 20% of the city's 911 calls—around 500 a month—fall under the category of "unintentional" or "abandoned," and police blame most of them on people sitting on their phones or something...

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