How Misusing 911 In Joliet Can Lead To Arrest

Apparently, a man in Illinois never learned about the proper use of calling 911 because he got arrested for using it the wrong way.

Wrong Use Of 911 In Illinois

I remember from when I was a kid, there was a big, bright sticker on our kitchen wall phone. Yes, it was a rotary dial, too. It had important information on it. For emergencies, call 911. Then we learned the only reasons to use that number.

When I was in high school, we were at my aunt and uncle's house for Christmas Eve. My cousins and I were hanging out in the basement. One of the younger ones, for some reason, thought it would be funny to call 911. Well, he got in a lot of trouble for that.

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There was a guy in Joliet who thought it was okay to randomly call 911, but not for an emergency. He learned a valuable lesson not to do that ever again since he got arrested for it.

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According to Patch...

The community at large knows that calling 911 is only meant for real emergencies.

However, late last week, Joliet police arrested a 47-year-old man, Derick Woods, after authorities say he made a half dozen 911 calls for phony emergencies.

The suspect called 911 six times between 3:30 am and 4 am. When the dispatcher would answer, the guy would scream swear words at them. Yeah, that's definitely going to get you arrested.

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