Posted on 03/11/2009 6:19:30 PM PDT by BBell
Boredom prompted a 20-year-old Slidell woman Tuesday to place two bogus 911 calls, one about a burglary and another about a house fire, authorities said Wednesday.
Ashley K. Snipes, of 504 Maine Ave., was arrested Tuesday afternoon and booked with falsely reporting a fire and falsely reporting a crime.
Slidell Police received a call at 11:29 from a woman who reported that her home in the 500 block of Maine Avenue was being burglarized, department spokesman Capt. Kevin Foltz said. Officers went to the home, but the homeowner said that everything was fine and that he had not called police, Foltz said.
Officers tried to contact the 911 caller but got a recording that said the phone number was no longer in service.
At 1:01 p.m. police received another 911 call from the same cell phone number. This time, the woman reported that a house at 6th and Maine streets was on fire, Foltz said. Officers and firefighters responded, but found no fire.
Officers spotted Snipes in her yard and asked if she knew anything about the 911 calls. Snipes initially denied making the calls, and then admitted to that she had made both calls because she was bored, Foltz said.
Officers called 911 from Snipes' cell phone and the number matched the number from which the two false calls were made, Foltz said. As a safety feature, out-of-service cell phones can still be used to call 911, he said.
Snipes also was booked on two outstanding warrants for probation violations.
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Hogtie her!
I was born and raised in N.O. and now live in the ‘burbs. I don’t think there is anything attractive about my home town. Whenever I travel to other towns or states, I have yet to see one as dirty and rundown as N.O. And I’m not just talking about post-Katrina. It was like this before Katrina.
Go get some McNuggets!
If your biggest complaint is about dirty windows at the airport, you probably need to get a life.
She’s only 20? Goodness, she looks like she’s 40.
They keep the French Quarter clean, for as long as they can keep the contract with Sidney active that is.
I think you miss the point...the place is filthy. Not just dirty but greasy filthy. It is in the hands of people who don’t care what it looks like and are not inclined to do their jobs.
Yes, Slidell is different. Much agreed.
Lafayette is similarly not too bad.
Yes. Since her last name is Snipes...she was sending them on “Snipes hunts”.
Pretty little critter!
You said — “Is she guilty? I’ll let you all be the judge.”
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Well, definitely guilty of being whooped with an ugly stick.... :-)
I still love Royal St., but they can keep Bourbon St.
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