Rhino
05-05-2008, 11:01 AM
False report leads to policy change
Police aim to better identify prank calls
Friday, May 2, 2008
By Kathleen Moore (Contact)
Gazette Reporter
SCHENECTADY — Police raced to St. Mary’s Convent early this year, believing that a man was locked inside, hiding from a thief.
They had gotten a call from a whispering man who said robbers had broken into the building. He begged for help.
But when police got there on the night of Jan. 27 and broke down the glass door, they found only a group of startled nuns. The call was a prank.
The Schenectady City Council agreed Monday to pay $1,250 for the broken door...and the Police Department is now tightening its procedures to identify lying callers more quickly....
He told them he was calling from St. Mary’s, where he was hiding from intruders. In reality, he was sitting in comfort at Baptist Health Nursing and Rehab Center..., where he is an Alzheimer’s patient...http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2008/may/02/0502_prank/
Police aim to better identify prank calls
Friday, May 2, 2008
By Kathleen Moore (Contact)
Gazette Reporter
SCHENECTADY — Police raced to St. Mary’s Convent early this year, believing that a man was locked inside, hiding from a thief.
They had gotten a call from a whispering man who said robbers had broken into the building. He begged for help.
But when police got there on the night of Jan. 27 and broke down the glass door, they found only a group of startled nuns. The call was a prank.
The Schenectady City Council agreed Monday to pay $1,250 for the broken door...and the Police Department is now tightening its procedures to identify lying callers more quickly....
He told them he was calling from St. Mary’s, where he was hiding from intruders. In reality, he was sitting in comfort at Baptist Health Nursing and Rehab Center..., where he is an Alzheimer’s patient...http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2008/may/02/0502_prank/