When a night shift nursing assistant didn’t return from a break, it raised suspicions. A concerned co-worker called the nurse assistant to check-in on her and she told the co-worker her boyfriend was holding her against her will. Obviously worried that the nurse may have been Kidnapped or the victim of False Imprisonment, the co-worker called the police to report Continue Reading
Category: False Reporting
False Reporting in Fort Collins | Can You Be Charged for Butt Dialing 911?
911 communication centers are very busy places. Recently, the centers have reported being more busy than ever due to the increased amount of non-emergency calls. Apparently, people are not quite clear on the definition of emergency. One drunk male called because he needed a ride home and he wasn’t sure exactly where he was. Another woman dialed 911 to report Continue Reading
False Reporting to the Police: What Not to Do
What would you do if you knew the police were outside your house waiting for you? Well, a man from another state was faced with exactly that situation, only he didn’t handle it so well. He thought the best way to evade the police was to call in a bomb threat to a neighborhood elementary school. Believing this would divert Continue Reading