Ever wondered about the wild and wacky world of police calls? Get ready to dive into some hilarious and head-scratching stories as cops share the downright stupid reasons they’ve been called to a scene. From pet predicaments to neighborhood drama, this article unveils the side of law enforcement that’ll make you laugh and shake your head in disbelief. All content has been edited for clarity purposes.
“I Thought I Was Dreaming”
“I worked as a police officer. One time, I was dispatched to a house where a victim reported vandalism to his vehicle.
When I arrived, the guy who called was standing by his car. I looked around, and I couldn’t find any visible damage to the vehicle.
I asked him, ‘So, what’s the problem?’
The guy cried, ‘There is dust coming from my neighbor’s yard! The wind is picking it up, and it’s landing on my car and getting it dirty!’
I didn’t understand. Was the guy trying to file a criminal complaint against his neighbor, the dust, or the wind? For a second, I thought I was dreaming. All I could do was stare at the guy and say absolutely nothing.
The guy became uncomfortable and explained his complaint again. I couldn’t help but stare. I didn’t know what else to do! At the time, I didn’t think I could say anything to him without sounding insulting. I think he finally understood because he eventually walked back inside his house and never called again.
What an idiot.”
The Nosy Neighbor
“When I was a student, I lived in a well-to-do neighborhood about one block from campus. A lot of people in the neighborhood did not like having students around.
One time, one of my neighbors yelled at me and threatened to call the police because we put out our recycling at 9 pm on a Wednesday. The trash got picked up at 6 am the following morning, so we didn’t it would be a big deal. The wind blew a piece of newspaper into my neighbor’s yard. Our neighbor said we were ‘garbage’ people because the wind took one tiny piece of trash and blew it into her yard. Not to mention, EVERYONE had their recycling bins out, so it could have been anyone’s trash.
Afterward, the neighbor started routinely moving our trash can from beside our shed to directly behind my car. I’ve watched her do it a few times, and I never could figure out why she did it. I thought it was possibly just to inconvenience me. The whole situation was just ridiculous.
I would love for her to call the cops. At least they would probably put my neighbor in her place.”
“She Was Truly Insane”
“Years ago, before I worked as a full-time police officer, I did an internship at the local sheriff’s office.
One day, I was with a deputy when we got called out on a domestic disturbance. Before we could get there, a city police officer intercepted the call and took it. The city officer was closer, so it made more sense for him to go. The deputy and I continued to patrol the county when we got ANOTHER call from the same people.
On the call, the dispatcher explained, ‘They specifically want a deputy at the scene, not a city cop.’
When we arrived, a woman started screaming at us right off the bat.
She yelled, ‘I hope you’re not city officers! The officer who just came out was rude! I think you need to go arrest him and have him fired for un-policeman-like conduct!’
I had to turn away to keep from laughing in the woman’s face. She was livid because the city officer allegedly dropped the f-bomb in front of her daughter, despite her doing the same thing three or four times a sentence.
I pretty much told the woman, ‘Our department doesn’t police other departments. If you have an issue, you need to make a formal complaint with the chief of police.’
My response not sitting well with her, she replied, ‘You need to leave before I call the cops on YOU!’
At this point, the deputy I was with couldn’t take it anymore. He sarcastically told the woman he was arresting himself and taking himself ‘downtown.’ We left the scene trying not to bust out laughing.
So basically, the lady called the cops, called the cops on those cops, then threatened to call the cops on those cops. She was truly insane.”
The 50 Cent Flag
“I have received so many crazy calls.
One time, a woman called because she found a half-eaten sandwich in her unfenced backyard. She thought someone threw it to try to poison her dog. She even went as far as saving the sandwich so officers could test it for poison.
Another time, I had a man call because his trampoline was being blown away in the middle of a wind storm.
One woman called because someone ‘stole’ her American flag from her front yard. It was one of those little tiny yard flags that was only 1 foot tall. She happened to call right after a particularly bad and windy thunderstorm.
I explained, ‘It’s more likely the flag blew away than someone maliciously stealing it. It was only 50 cents.’
When I went to her house to assess the scene, I found the flag in a nearby sewer drain.
Lastly, my favorite call was from people who complained about others driving too fast through their neighborhoods. When I receive these calls, I’m required to go out to the neighborhood and run radar. Nine times out of ten, the person caught speeding was the person who called in the complaint, to begin with.
People were ridiculous.”
“The Story Made The Newspaper”
“I never worked as a police officer, but this story qualifies as a ridiculous 911 call.
My grandma used to live in one of those 55+ apartment complexes where rent prices were based on income. She had a friend across the street that thought someone was digging through her garbage and peeking in her windows. At first, I didn’t think her complaints were real. Usually, old people just made stuff up to keep their minds busy.
Anyway, one night, the friend could hear someone rummaging through her trash outside, so she called the cops. An officer, who happened to be a friend of mine, answered the call. Upon inspecting the trash container, he was attacked and sprayed by three skinks. He was livid. To his embarrassment, the story ended up making the newspaper.
Needless to say, she got a trash can with a tighter lid.”
