Bomb scare prompts US university evacuation
September 18th, 2012 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) A bomb threat at the Louisiana State University (LSU) Monday resulted in evacuation and cancellation of all campus activities for the day, Xinhua reported.At about 2 ... Read more...
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US cinema shooter called hotline minutes before crime
August 31st, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) James Holmes, the suspected shooter in the recent Colorado cinema massacre, had called a University of Colorado (CU) emergency number nine minutes before the shooting started, ... Read more...
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Italian tourists rescued after calling Boots branch
June 15th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Minehead, June 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Italian couple and their dog, a Springer spaniel named Nino, were visiting South West England on holiday. They had to be rescued by coastguards after becoming ... Read more...
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Missouri woman pays fine for calling 911 about the collapse of her dog
June 7th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Missouri, June 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Missouri resident has been forced to pay a $100 fine for calling the emergency services to report that her 140-pound Great Dane had suffered a seizure. ... Read more...
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She made 800 hoax calls to cops, now faces jail
December 30th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 30 (IANS) A teenaged girl in Britain has been taken to court for making around 800 hoax calls to police emergency number 999 on Christmas and the following ... Read more...
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Briton slashes own throat live on internet
December 2nd, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) A 53-year-old Briton, on a business trip to India, killed himself by slashing his throat while his girlfriend in Britain saw the ghastly act live on ... Read more...
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Man thinks moon is UFO, calls emergency
October 29th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 29 (IANS) A Briton rang up emergency number 999 to report an UFO hovering above his house, but later said the "mysterious object" was only the moon.The caller ... Read more...
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Terrell Owens was hospitalized for overdose
October 12th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) NFL star Terrell Owens was reportedly hospitalized last week. According to TMZ, the 37-year-old was rushed to the hospital after an unidentified person called the emergency ... Read more...
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Couple dial 999 to save their five year old cat
August 19th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A couple got the emergency services speeding to their address only to realize that the distress call was to save their 5-year-old cat. The couple called the ... Read more...
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US Olympics medalist commits suicide
July 27th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US skier Jeret Peterson, who won silver at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, has committed suicide by shooting himself in the head, US media reported ... Read more...
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Heavy showers disrupt Konkan rail traffic (Lead)
June 17th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 17 (IANS) Thousands of inter-state railway passengers were affected Friday as train services linking Maharashtra to Goa, Karnataka, and Kerala were cancelled and diverted owing to incessant rain ... Read more...
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British police pay one mn pounds for customer surveys
May 15th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 15 (IANS) County police departments in Britain are reportedly paying marketing companies nearly one million pounds every year to carry out "customer satisfaction" surveys, a daily has revealed.Data ... Read more...
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Man called 911 for beer
May 11th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bridgeport, May 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) What number do you call when you want a beer? To one man that answer is the emergency number!The police arrested a Bridgeport man and charged him ... Read more...
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Leaking house dials 911 after short circuit
May 4th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Massachusetts, May 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sanitation workers in Massachusetts say a house is no longer ‘habitable’ after a pipe leak led to the flooding of the entire house. With the owner of ... Read more...
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US man calls police to report drunk driver - himself
December 28th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 28 (ANI): A man in the US called 911 to report a drunken driver and when officers arrived they found it was the caller himself.According to the Iowa City Press-Citizen, ... Read more...
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UK woman calls police over stolen snowman
December 4th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 4 (ANI): A woman in Britain has infuriated police after she dialled the emergency number only to tell them that her snowman had been stolen.The police said the woman figured ... Read more...
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Moscow cafe evacuated after bomb threat
November 14th, 2010 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A coffee shop in Moscow was evacuated late Saturday following a call reporting a bomb threat, police said Sunday."An unidentified person called a police emergency number and ... Read more...
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Confused Pensioner Drives Car Down Platform
October 6th, 2010 - 1:21 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
After getting confused, and taking a wrong turn, a pensioner drove his Saab 75 yards down the London bound platform of Esher Station in Surrey, all with his wife in ... Read more...
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Ted Koppel’s Son’s Death Linked To Alcohol And Drug Overdose
June 20th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
June 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Medical examiners confirmed on Friday that the death of former ABC reporter Ted Koppel's son Andrew Koppel was due to an overdose of alcohol and drugs. ... Read more...
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US man calls cops to report mum took his beer!
June 1st, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 1 (ANI): A man in Florida, USA, who called the cops to complain that his mother took his beer away from him, has been charged with making false calls.According to ... Read more...
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Can cell phones protect us against deadly chemicals?
April 10th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 10 (IANS) The "smartphones" many of us now carry have a three to five mega pixel lens, not to mention an MP3 player, GPS or even a bar code scanner. ... Read more...
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Dutch emergency number down nationwide for cell phones
January 27th, 2010 - 2:10 am ICT by BNO News
TILBURG (BNO NEWS) -- The Dutch emergency telephone number 1-1-2 went down nationwide for cell phone users on Tuesday evening, officials said.The Dutch Ministry of the Interior said the outage began around ... Read more...
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Pranksters jam emergency lines Down Under
January 20th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 20 (ANI): It has emerged that the abuse of the Triple-0 emergency number is making it harder for genuine callers to get through to police at communication centres state wide.It ... Read more...
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Pet owner calls 999 to get rid of irritating cat playing with string!
December 30th, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 30 (ANI): A woman called up the emergency number 999 because her cat was playing with a ball of string and irritating her.The women can be heard telling the operator ... Read more...
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Woman arrested after making over 450 calls to police
May 29th, 2009 - 3:36 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 29 (RIA Novosti) A 22-year-old Polish woman was arrested for making 462 telephone calls to a police emergency number in a span of two days.
The woman, who lives in Elk ... Read more...
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After Delhi murders, women advised to wear high heels, hit below belt
April 4th, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Sahil Makkar
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) After the sensational murders of IT executive Jigisha Ghosh and journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, police have suggested that women wear high heels to work, carry heavy ... Read more...
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Bomb hoax at Chandigarh bus terminus
March 13th, 2009 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 12 (IANS) An anonymous call threatening of a bomb blast at the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Sector-17, the commercial hub of Chandigarh, kept police busy for about two hours ... Read more...
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Triple-0 emergency call being used for ordering taxis Down Under!
December 30th, 2008 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec 30 (ANI): The triple-0 phone number, used for emergency responses in Queensland, is being seen as a means of help for other situations also, with people calling for a ... Read more...
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Senior Brit MP dubbed airhead after calling fire fighters over boiler trouble
December 15th, 2008 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 15 (ANI): A Brit Senior MP had been dubbed an airhead after she called the fire department to repair her noise-making central heater.Lib-Dem Lynne Featherstone had punched UKs emergency ... Read more...
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Now, a devil dad who kept his 8-year-old son locked in garage for 4 years
November 25th, 2008 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 25 (ANI): A 68-year-old man in Johannesburg is facing prosecution for keeping his 8-year-old son hidden from friends and visitors in a garage for four years.The boy, who was ... Read more...
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Brit calls the cops after mistaking moon for UFO!
July 5th, 2008 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 5 (ANI): Thinking he had spotted a UFO, a British man immediately called up the cops. As it turned out, the huge, round white thing in the sky was ... Read more...
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Officer, someone is smoking! Mexico implements anti-smoking law
April 6th, 2008 - 11:24 am ICT by admin
By Andrea Sosa Cabrios
Mexico City, April 6 (DPA) "Officer! Officer! Someone is smoking on the table next to mine!" Starting Thursday, such messages started arriving on Mexico City's 066 emergency phone line, ... Read more...
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UK bishop under police protection following death threats
February 2nd, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by admin
London, Feb.2 (ANI): Security has been provided to the Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, after his family and he received death threats over his claim that parts of Britain have become ... Read more...
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Scottish govt asks neighbours to expose drunks and druggies
January 6th, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 6 (ANI): Scottish government has asked its residents to expose their neighbours to police and social workers if they suspect they are neglecting their children because of drug addiction or ... Read more...
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