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VIDEOS: 8 strangest non-emergency 911 calls
From chicken nuggets to math problems, these are eight of the strangest non-emergency 911 calls.
McNugget problem
A Florida woman calls 911 three times to complain that her local McDonald's is out of chicken nuggets. (March 2009) Burger King complaintA woman calls 911 after she is unable to get the hamburger she wants at Burger King.
Locked in carA woman in Kissimmee, FL, calls 911 claiming to be locked inside her car. (March 2009)
Marijuana question
A Connecticut man calls 911 to ask how much trouble he could get into for growing marijuana. (February 2011) Out of cigarettes
A woman in Texas calls 911 asking for cigarettes. (February 2013) Homework help
A four-year-old girl calls 911 asking for help with her math. Ride to liquor store
A man in Florida calls 911 requesting a ride to the liquor store. Drunk driver report
A Wisconsin woman calls to turn in a drunk driver--herself. (October 2009) |
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