Re: 911:: Stupd 9-1-1 calls in recent weeks

July 7, 2001

> My favorite call of late:

>

> 911 emergency:

> There are people in my field. confirm location then he says they

have guns,

> ask him if they are white or black his response: " they are

invisible, you

> can't see them, they are invisible artillerists, OKAY, ask if there

Back when I first started (long before 9-1-1) we had a guy who was a

frequent caller with unique problems. He sounded fairly rational on

the phone and if you hadn't dealt with him before, you'd probably not

guess he had a " problem " (not that it matters much from a dispatch

point of view, anyway - even " mentals " can be victims).

He called one evening to report that he had " two men dressed as

women " sitting in his house who refused to leave and wanted an

officer to make them leave. The officer who responded had a new (to

us) reserve who'd previously worked for LAPD. They are invited in

and ask where the two men are. The reporting party (RP) said that

they must have just walked into the kitchen when he answer the door.

The reserve rushed off to interview them, then returned to report

that they must have left. The reserve then returns to the RP and

proceeded to take a statement, figuring there was probably some type

of crime that had taken place. After about ten minutes into the

interview, the regular officer asked the RP if he was still having

problems with bugs. The RP then started scratching him self and

said (in effect), " Oh yes, they are still crawling around in my body

and like to hide in my elbows. " A lightbulb finally went on for the

reserve, who closed his notebook, told the RP to call if the men

returned, then exited. " Bugs " became a good punchline to use on him

for the next six months.

Roy Mumaw

CAPD Arroyo Grande

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