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May 27, 2012
Woman calls SOS alarm 2,000 times
Published: 12 Aug 11 08:32 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/35498/20110812/
A 60-year-old woman from southern Stockholm is suspected of having made between 1,500 and 2,000 calls to emergency services since the beginning of the year, according to a report in Swedish newspaper Metro.
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“In these eleven cases ambulances requested by her have been dispatched to aid both her and others,” said Rasmus Öhman, assistant prosecutor at southern Stockholm’s prosecution office.
The woman’s calls have also led to several police turnouts.
In total she is believed to have made between 1,500 and 2,000 calls requesting ambulances or police aid since the beginning of the year and the court believes that there is a high risk that she will “continue in her criminal activity”, reported Metro on Friday.
The woman has admitted to making the calls but contests the decision to keep her in custody. According to her she has made the calls solely when under the influence of alcohol.
“She will now undergo investigation. We will see what it shows, but the hope is that she will receive the care that she needs,” Öhman told Metro.
According to Sverker Petersson at SOS Alarm, these cases tend to occur a few times a year. Staff at emergency services alarm central must deal with all incoming calls.
“These people become known to us fairly quickly but the problem is that they rob others of our time and resources,” he told Metro.
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So keep her locked up and away from the booze and every thing will be quiet.
That's probably the cause for slower response times.
It means that she has been drunk every damn day. 2000 calls in around 220 days proves that. She does not need any treatment at all. She should be sent to a nut house, but before, someone should accuse her for her abuse.
But i doubt police know the math,that she has been drunk,everyday and most probably all day round.But instead they are ready to provide her some care she needs..all the care she wants and needs is the booze.
Damn there is no edit edit option for a minute atleast.
Charge 5000 kroner for the first time one makes a fake emergency call.
Each time you repeat the offense, the fine gets doubled...
2. Put her in the pub always.
And hopefully she would not repeatedly call again.
To avoid TL's usual "sorry but...", before clicking on "Submit", I mark my comment, click on "copy" and then, only then, I click on "Submit" By doing this, TL can be send to a nut house too.
I just marked this comment and, lets us see what happens.
No. She must reach the quota from "Försakringkassa" that specifies that a drunkard gets unemployment benefits only if he/she is drunk 700 days per year. Not more, not less. You know, they go by the book.
just make her pay for whenever she calls.
YES!
It's people like her that ruin it for everyone else.
I do that sometimes for emails.
lol...will not suprise me,in the future if some political party promises to give liquor funds for unemployed and old.Yes you are right,i see longer queues in systembolaget.
After 20 calls they should have noticed there was a problem - But 2000!?!?!?!
Because you are dealing with the slowest guns in the West.