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Man Calls 911 To Fix Broken iPhone

Posted by samzenpus on from the and-bring-me-a-pizza-while-you're-at-it dept.

tekgoblin writes "For some reason Michael Skopec of Illinois thought that calling 911 would get his broken iPhone fixed. It got him arrested instead. From the article: 'After the five calls were made police traced the calls to his home in Illinois where they found him drunk and belligerent. He was arrested because he would not follow the police officers orders. It has yet to be made clear what he was actually trying to accomplish by calling 911 to get help with his iPhone. Although he was arrested he only faces misdemeanor charges and has to be in court next week.'"

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  1. RTFA by jklovanc · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here is the pertinent quote;
    "He was arrested because he would not follow the police officers orders."
    He was not arrested for making the calls; he was arrested for being a drunken idiot when the police responded to the multiple 911 calls. They may have even taken him into custody for his own protection if he was that drunk.

  2. Re:Hey! by The+Phantom+Buffalo · · Score: 4, Informative

    411 is information, I think 611 is repairs.