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Police: 911 caller seeking ride for beer arrested
Police: Man called dispatchers at least nine times
Updated: Tuesday, 07 Aug 2012, 6:03 AM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 07 Aug 2012, 6:03 AM CDT
COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) — When you're out of beer and need a ride to get some, who you gonna call?
Not 911.
The Columbia Daily Herald reported city police arrested a 67-year-old man after he allegedly called emergency dispatchers at least nine times Saturday. Most of the calls were hang-ups, but a dispatcher said at least once, the caller asked if someone could send him a ride so he could buy beer.
Police Officer Seneca Shield said he told Allen Troy Brooks that if he cooperated, he would just receive a citation. But authorities said Brooks denied making calls and claimed he didn't have a telephone. Brooks was arrested and charged with making 911 calls in a non-emergency situation. He was released on bond.
A phone number listed for Brooks was out of service on Monday and no attorney was listed in court records.
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