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09-30-2007, 11:32 AM
NEW YORK, 28 (UPI) -- An off-duty New York emergency worker is accused of dialing while drunk, making crank emergency calls to 911.
The off-duty New York Fire Department emergency medical technician allegedly made several bogus emergency calls after police wouldn't arrest a bartender she thought mistreated her, the Staten Island Advance reported Friday.
Pamela Falco, 48, became irate when a bartender after last call took her car keys, saying he was afraid she might drive while intoxicated, a police source told the Advance.
Falco allegedly called police, reporting that the bartender assaulted her, court papers said. But the officers who responded said they realized the report was false, and wouldn't arrest the bartender.
A few hours later, Falco began making crank calls from a pay phone near her home, police allege. In the span of about 10 minutes police said she made three fake calls, two reporting someone had jumped into Lower New York Bay, and the third reporting that a man with a knife stole her purse.
Falco was charged with reckless endangerment, falsely reporting an incident and obstructing government administration.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Quirks/2007/09/28/offduty_emt_allegedly_made_fake_911_calls/1739/
The off-duty New York Fire Department emergency medical technician allegedly made several bogus emergency calls after police wouldn't arrest a bartender she thought mistreated her, the Staten Island Advance reported Friday.
Pamela Falco, 48, became irate when a bartender after last call took her car keys, saying he was afraid she might drive while intoxicated, a police source told the Advance.
Falco allegedly called police, reporting that the bartender assaulted her, court papers said. But the officers who responded said they realized the report was false, and wouldn't arrest the bartender.
A few hours later, Falco began making crank calls from a pay phone near her home, police allege. In the span of about 10 minutes police said she made three fake calls, two reporting someone had jumped into Lower New York Bay, and the third reporting that a man with a knife stole her purse.
Falco was charged with reckless endangerment, falsely reporting an incident and obstructing government administration.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Quirks/2007/09/28/offduty_emt_allegedly_made_fake_911_calls/1739/