[corkoman]

and the New Jersey State Police were at their beck and call,

sheesh - its BECKON CALL as in to beckon someone to their side.

And this phrase is so frequently botched that there are some who will apologize with a "well now beck and call is what beckon call means..."

what is to beck?

even "grammer girl" gets it wrong:

http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/beckon-call-or-beck-and-call?page=all

morons

[qwerty1234]

its “BECK AND CALL”. If you are going to be the grammar police, do your homework first.

[pallis]

Don’t try to fix old colloquialisms.

[Publius Valerius]

You’re wrong.

And “beck” means to summon someone by gesture.