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Police say 'bored' woman made false 911 calls

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[March 12, 2009]  SLIDELL, La. (AP) -- Police said a woman made two false calls to 911 from an out-of-service cell phone -- and told investigators she did it because she was bored. They booked a 20-year-old woman on Monday with false report of a fire and false report of a crime. They also booked her on two outstanding warrants for violating probation.

Police Chief Freddy Drennan said the two calls gave different addresses in the same area. Police answered a burglary call and police and firefighters answered the fire call.

Officers questioned a woman in a nearby yard. Police said she denied making the calls at first, then admitted making them out of boredom.

Police said dispatchers who called back got an out-of-service message. Out-of-service cell phones can make emergency calls as a safety feature, but cannot take calls.

[Associated Press]

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