Man Arrested After Calling 911 To Complain About His Broken iPhone

[edk99]

People never cease to amaze me.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/illinois/man-calls-911-over-broken-iphone-874903

An Illinois man was arrested early yesterday after he called 911 on several occasions to complain that his iPhone was not working.

Michael Alan Skopec, 48, dialed police emergency operators five times to beef about his malfunctioning Apple product, according to a Kendall County Sheriff’s Office report.

Cops traced the calls to Skopec’s home, where he was arrested around 1 AM yesterday when he “refused to comply with orders from deputies,” according to a sheriff’s spokesperson. Skopec, pictured in the above mug shot, was charged with obstructing or resisting a peace officer, a misdemeanor.

It is unclear what Skopec thought cops could do about his malfunctioning smartphone (though deputies did report that he was intoxicated when they arrived at his residence). Released on his own recognizance, Skopec is next due in court on November 18.

 

[macinnv]

I've wanted to do something like this about 5 times a day with my android.

 

[Applejuiced]

So instead of 1800-Applecare we should just call 911 with any iphone issues

 

[Frasern1]

So instead of 1800-Applecare we should just call with any iphone issues 911

Seems legit

 

[dontwalkhand]

Emergencies are in the eyes of the beholder ;-).
Got to love living in the first world eh?

 

[Moyank24]

The Kendall County Sherrifs are investigating the battery issues as we speak.

 

[Jordan921]

Lol what an idiot

 

[bowlerman625]

Lol what an idiot

No kidding

 

[b24pgg]

Sounds like a MacRumors user.

 

[mcdj]

I think they should sentence the guy to 1 year of having all 911 calls routed through his iPhone. Every time someone calls 911 in his town, his iPhone would ring, with the Crazy Frog ringtone, full volume, mute disabled, and the phone must be with him at all times. Seems fair.

 

[saving107]

Emergencies are in the eyes of the beholder ;-).

• The woman who called 911 to ask a police officer on a date
• The woman who called 911 after getting locked inside her own car
• The lonely man who called 911 over 27,000 times
• The woman who called 911 because McDonald's didn't have McNuggets
• The wife who called 911 to make her husband stop watching porn
• The 4-year-old boy who called 911 because he couldn't solve a math problem
• The woman who called 911 over lack of shrimp in fried rice
• The couple who called the police to settle a cold feet row
• The man who called 911 because he was turned away at a nightclub
• The man who was chased by cops and called 911 to try to fool them

10 Dumbest 911 Calls
http://www.oddee.com/item_96669.aspx

 

[quasinormal]

I worried this guy has made an honest mistake. If you were really intoxicated it could be easy to mistake MAC part of the 133MAC number as a 911 if the phone was upside down and he mistook the 1 for a 2 and when the cops came he got upset as you do when consuming large amounts of alcohol with a malfunctioning iPhone and Apple gets the cops to come around and hassle you.

I don't think we should be jumping to conclusions when this could just be a simple drunken mistake.

 

[AppleFanatic10]

Wow that's a dumb reason to call the police. No wonder he was arrested.

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• The woman who called 911 to ask a police officer on a date
• The woman who called 911 after getting locked inside her own car
• The lonely man who called 911 over 27,000 times
• The woman who called 911 because McDonald's didn't have McNuggets
• The wife who called 911 to make her husband stop watching porn
• The 4-year-old boy who called 911 because he couldn't solve a math problem
• The woman who called 911 over lack of shrimp in fried rice
• The couple who called the police to settle a cold feet row
• The man who called 911 because he was turned away at a nightclub
• The man who was chased by cops and called 911 to try to fool them

10 Dumbest 911 Calls
http://www.oddee.com/item_96669.aspx

The last one has got to be the dumbest.

 

[rgarjr]

What a douche.

 

[B777Forevar]

Looks like social darwinism missed a person

 

[VulchR]

And this story, kiddies, shows why one mustn't drink to excess or take drugs. M'k?

 

[Interstella5555]

Probably would have gotten some help if he called 0118 999 881 99 9119 7253 0118 999 881 99 9119 7253

 

[aeaglex07]

• The woman who called 911 to ask a police officer on a date
• The woman who called 911 after getting locked inside her own car
• The lonely man who called 911 over 27,000 times
• The woman who called 911 because McDonald's didn't have McNuggets
• The wife who called 911 to make her husband stop watching porn
• The 4-year-old boy who called 911 because he couldn't solve a math problem
• The woman who called 911 over lack of shrimp in fried rice
• The couple who called the police to settle a cold feet row
• The man who called 911 because he was turned away at a nightclub
• The man who was chased by cops and called 911 to try to fool them

10 Dumbest 911 Calls
http://www.oddee.com/item_96669.aspx

whats funny is Siri could have helped in most of those situations

 

[asleep]

Man Arrested After Calling 911 To Complain About His Broken iPhone

It's okay, I'm out now.

I was a little drunk, holding my iPhone upside down, dialed 911 instead of 611.

 

[rdowns]

I have no doubt he's a member of MR.