A Florida woman kept calling 911 for a ride to another city. Cops finally gave her one
A Florida woman called 911 four times early Wednesday, but fortunately, nothing was seriously wrong.
Cops say Sarah Alameh just needed a ride.
Instead of using a ride-sharing app such as Uber or Lyft, or calling a traditional taxi, Alameh dialed the police, according to a release from the Winter Haven Police Department.
The agency’s Facebook post was headlined: “A Lesson On How NOT To Use 911.”
The WHPD says the first call came in around 2:45 a.m. with “a female voice heard in the background.”
The caller said “hello,” and hung up.
Officers responded to the approximate area of the call, near the Winter Haven Hospital, but saw no one.
About 15 minutes later, another call came from the same number.
A female voice was heard once again. Another hang up. No hello this time.
Officers returned to the same location.
In this round, officers found Alameh of Eagle Lake in the hospital parking lot.
The 31-year-old told them she was indeed the individual who had called because she needed a ride to another city.
“Officers explained that was not the proper use of 911 and that if she didn’t need medical help, she needed to leave the hospital property,” said the post. “She walked to the sidewalk and [yep], another 911 call came in. This time, she wanted to complain that the officer didn’t give her the service she needed — a taxpayer-sponsored taxi ride.”
The cops reiterated the woman needed to be on her way and not to hit up 911 if there was no emergency situation.
“Can you guess what happened again? Of course you can — another 911 call came from the same number.”
The fourth time was the charm.
Alameh got her wish of a ride to another city: Bartow, Florida, the location of the Polk County Jail.
She was charged with one count of misuse of 911. It’s unclear what means of transportation the Florida woman used to get home after posting $500 bond.
