Impatient Man Calls 911 From Police Department Lobby, Police Say

We have all been taught the proper time to use 911 is in an emergency only.

Clearly, one’s definition of emergency can vary.

A 34-year-old man allegedly dialed the number from the front lobby of the Greenfield Law Enforcement Center, which houses both the Greenfield Police Department and the municipal courtroom.

The man called the number to complain that it was taking too long for his name to be called while he waited to appear in court for another municipal citation just before 5 p.m. Sept. 26.

He received a citation for the misuse of 911.

That and the following incidents were recorded in the Greenfield Police Department log during the week of Sept. 24-30:

• A woman in the 400 block of South 43rd Street reported when she woke up the morning of Sept. 24, her front door was wide open and she was missing $250.
• A woman reported her window was smashed on her van and her purse was stolen from Los Mariachis, 4305 W. Layton Ave., sometime before 2 p.m. Sept. 24.
• A 16-year-old male reported his PS3 and video games were stolen from his residence in the 6900 block of West Forest Home Avenue sometime before 3:20 p.m. Sept. 24.
• On Sept. 24, a woman’s ex-husband in the 3200 block of West Alvina Avenue made a purchase on Xbox Live using the woman’s saved credit card info. It was something he had permission to do in the past, but something the woman told police was fraudulent use of her credit card this time around. The ex-couple was advised it was a civil manner.
• A 54-year-old woman and a 35-year-old woman were arrested for retail theft when security allegedly caught them concealing computer tablets in their purses from Best Buy, 4610 S. 76th Street, at 5 p.m. Sept. 25.
• A Clement Manor employee reported a resident had a gold chain and her husband’s gold wedding band stolen from her drawer sometime between 12:50-7:20 p.m. Sept. 25.
• A Next brand pink and blue girls 21-speed mountain bike was reported stolen from Greenfield High School, 4800 S. 60th Street (Greenfield High School) between 9:55-10 p.m. Sept. 25. The suspect, seen in surveillance video, was a thin male wearing a light-colored hooded sweatshirt and dark pants. The bicycle was locked up but on video, the suspect pulled a sign out of the ground to get the bike.
• A resident in the 3600 block of South 33rd Street reported someone entered his home through the back door while his mother was inside watching his children and stole a laptop and other items from the kitchen countertop sometime between 3:20-5 p.m. Sept. 30.