WEIRD NEWS: Man Doesn't Get Satisfaction From 911!(Posted 3:00 AM, 12/24/2008)
(The Suburban Chicago Herald News)
Forget calling an 800 number for customer service. One Bolingbrook, Illinois man simply dialed 9-1-1. Police say John A. Pighee Junior, 58, was unhappy with the service he received at a Bank of America branch. So, shortly before noon Monday, he picked up his cell phone, called police and reported a robbery at the bank, while he was there.
Lieutenant Ken Teppel said the man had attempted withdrawing some money that the bank had a hold on. When the bank wouldn't release the funds, "he stated he was going to shut the bank down." He picked up his cell phone, called 9-1-1 and reported that the bank was being robbed.
After about 15 to 20 minutes of talking by phone with the branch's employees from the parking lot, police determined the bank was not, in fact, being robbed. They promptly entered the building and arrested Pighee. He was charged with felony disorderly conduct.
