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Out of beer? Just call 911!
COLUMBIA, Tenn - Emergency dispatchers can get all kinds of crazy, non-emergency calls. But a dispatcher in Columbia, Tenn. was very confused by the call she received from a man wanting a ride to get beer.
67-year-old Allen Troy Brooks was arrested for calling 9-1-1 several times over a 12-hour period. During one of the calls, Brooks asked the dispatcher to pick him up and give him a ride to purchase beer.
According to Columbia police, Brooks was intoxicated when he made the calls. He told officers he'd had "a little" to drink.
Read more: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/national/drunk-man-dials-911-several-times-asks-for-a-ride-to-buy-beer#ixzz2317dpdkq
67-year-old Allen Troy Brooks was arrested for calling 9-1-1 several times over a 12-hour period. During one of the calls, Brooks asked the dispatcher to pick him up and give him a ride to purchase beer.
According to Columbia police, Brooks was intoxicated when he made the calls. He told officers he'd had "a little" to drink.
Read more: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/national/drunk-man-dials-911-several-times-asks-for-a-ride-to-buy-beer#ixzz2317dpdkq
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