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Man Calls 911 More Than 1100 Times, Asks If They Want To Buy Eggrolls

Ashe Schow
Man Calls 911 More Than 1100 Times, Asks If They Want To Buy Eggrolls
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A Tennessee man was arrested Thursday after calling 911 more than 1100 times since mid-July — all for non-emergencies. During one of the calls, the man asked the 911 operator if they would like to buy some eggrolls.

The calls did not come from a dumb teenager during a misguided prank but from 54-year-old Memphis resident Huu Nguyen, KXAN reported. Nguyen was arrested for allegedly calling 911 about 1,171 times since July 15 with no discernible emergency. The police report, uploaded by The Smoking Gun, shows police alleged that Nguyen called 911 a total of 241 times on September 1 alone, and 32 times on September 2.

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