1.
Cross-country drive on 2 gallons of gas
SOMERVILLE, Mass., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The sister of a drug-overdose victim has complained to police in Somerville, Mass., about a 911 dispatcher who giggled during the call for help.
"No one should be laughed at. It is a life," said Annemarie McCarthy of her brother, Richard Sperlinga, an ex-con who died of a drug overdose in October at the age of 45.
"He deserved better," Billy Sperlinga said of his late brother. "He was no angel, but he was no Ted Bundy."
Police said no punishment was anticipated for the dispatcher, saying she did her job, the Boston Herald reported.
"I hope that an inadvertent giggle on a phone call doesn't distract from five or six dispatchers and police officers who worked very hard to save this man's life," said police Capt. Michael Devereaux, who added he told the dispatcher to be "more discreet."
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Odd News Stories | |
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., May 29 (UPI) --
Production for Season 2 of the fairy-tale procedural drama "Grimm" is to begin this week in Portland, Ore., NBC announced.
|
HOUSTON, May 29 (UPI) --
An employer says a 17-year-old girl Texas girl who spent a night in jail for truancy does nothing but work and go to school.
|
Ugg creates line of wedding boots … Elvis' original crypt headed for auction … Police: Facebook pic led to robbery … Pot donated to charity sells for $565K … Watercooler stories from UPI.
|
Facebook's initial public offering, which could be called the lead balloon of 2012, was supposed to do more than make money for a few select U.S. banks.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
