Man accused of calling 911 looking for love

06:06 PM CST on Thursday, March 9, 2006

By MARY ANN RAZZUK / WFAA-TV

Regulo Rodriguez is accused of calling 911 and asking dispatchers for kisses.
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Mary Ann Razzuk reports

A Frisco man has been accused of tying up 911 dispatchers by making nearly 200 phone calls to the emergency line in search for love.

In Dallas last year emergency operators answered more than 2.5 million calls and Fort Worth took in more than a million.

However, there are calls amongst those numbers from people who shouldn't be calling an emergency line.

Authorities say there are people calling 911 for non-emergencies such as complaints for loud music and barking dogs. Then there are the pranksters who tie up precious time on 911 phone lines before dispatchers figure out it's a hoax.

Regulo Rodriguez is suspected of being one such nuisance.

In recorded 911 calls, police said he has asked operators for kisses.

In once such recorded call, when asked what his emergency is Rodriguez is recorded saying, "Give me one kiss for you."

"He just wants to talk and say can I have a kiss," said Lisa Clausen, 911 dispatcher.

Police said while people using 911 for non-emergencies is a growing problem, they also said they haven't experienced anything like this case.

The determined caller was said to have tied up emergency lines more than 170 times over the last month.

"It's really frustrating to think that you're trying to help somebody and all he wants to do is talk to you," Clausen said.

Authorities said they struggled to stop the caller.

"He was making these phone calls and they couldn't keep him on the phone long enough to figure out where he was," said Gina McFarlin, Frisco Police Department.

The last time he called, a dispatcher managed to keep him on the line long enough for patrol units to track him down. Rodriguez was charged with making silent and abusive calls to 911.

"What he did, like I said, was more than excessive [and] definitely against the law and that's why he was arrested," McFarlin said.

 

this guy is wack/ this guy neds to be in a hospital.