The Most Absurd ‘Emergency’ Calls Police Actually Received

There’s a Ghost in My Wi-Fi

A man from Ohio dialed 911 convinced his Wi-Fi router was haunted. His reason? It kept turning on and off “at exactly 3:33 a.m.,” and he believed spirits were trying to contact him through the blinking lights. He requested a priest or an “officer with ghost training.”

Police came and found the router was simply set to reboot nightly by his internet provider. The man apologized but asked the officers if they’d at least bless the modem. One officer jokingly tapped it and said, “You’re clear now.” He slept fine after that.

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