Overheard on the Scanner

Baton Rouge

2011-11-09T15:10:00.002-05:00

"Subject is hallucinating. He believes he's a Power Ranger and that he can change the world."

submitted by Robert

Boston

2011-10-03T09:08:00.002-04:00

"There's a naked man running around town, escaped from the jail."

submitted by Mantha
overheard in Salem, MA, about 15 miles north of Boston

Boston

2011-09-28T08:07:00.000-04:00

"He left his bag unattended, and when confronted, he went back to pick it up. The official there says that's suspicious."

Reno

2011-09-26T10:10:00.000-04:00

"He says negative. Everyone he knows is broke."

submitted by Maltus

Chicago

2011-09-22T15:00:00.000-04:00

"I'll respond to that area too. We'll scare 'em away."

Reno

2011-09-22T09:27:00.000-04:00

"You are awesome, thank you!"

Chicago

2011-09-21T11:00:00.000-04:00

Dispatch: "I think this woman is just looking for a free ride home."
Officer: "Well, she ain't getting one from us."

Baltimore

2011-09-21T07:45:00.000-04:00

"We're not going to keep covering for you. At some point, you have to take the training wheels off and do this yourself."

Pittsburgh

2011-09-20T12:53:00.003-04:00

"There's a strange, little man passed out on the sidewalk. I'll let you know when the police arrive."

Detroit

2011-09-19T22:46:00.002-04:00

"Man, there's supposed to be a boyfriend/girlfriend disturbance up there, too! Right up the street!"

Dallas

2011-09-19T09:24:00.003-04:00

Dispatch: "Caller advises there's a tractor trailer without a cab that's not supposed to be driving."
Officer: "I'd love to see that."

Los Angeles

2011-09-16T23:38:00.003-04:00

"Caller was at the Wienerschnitzel, but hung up."

Denver

2011-09-11T12:21:00.000-04:00

"We have about 30 people sitting on the guardrail, restricting sidewalk space."

Milwaukee

2011-09-10T18:00:00.000-04:00

"He was kicked out of the pub and is now walking around with an open six pack, and drinking it."

Atlanta

2011-09-10T13:19:00.003-04:00

"It originally came in as a 911 hangup, but when we called back, the woman advises that her 16 year-old son keeps talking back to her."

New York City

2011-09-09T13:04:00.000-04:00

"She was wearing a brown shirt, brown pants, brown boots, carrying a brown pocketbook, and has a, um...brown wig on."

Houston

2011-09-08T23:11:00.002-04:00

"She said she's tired of waiting, and that now she sees shadows in her house."

Reno

2011-09-07T15:00:00.000-04:00

"Bob told me which button to push, but...I don't remember."

Philadelphia

2011-09-07T11:28:00.000-04:00

"The key to the stash is hidden in the fence."

Richmond

2011-09-06T15:00:00.000-04:00

"Annnnnnd...I set the burglar alarm off."

New Orleans

2011-09-06T11:30:00.000-04:00

"Ain't nothing we can do about it if it just keeps going off and on and off and on and off and on and off and on."

Reno

2011-09-06T07:00:00.000-04:00

Officer 1: "That trailer was there earlier today, but it had a boat on it."
Officer 2: "Ha! Well, I wonder where the boat went, 'cause it's not there now."
Officer 1: "I think the boat has been...appropriated."

Seattle

2011-09-05T22:00:00.000-04:00

"We have a white male camped out on a mattress."

Richmond

2011-09-05T12:00:00.000-04:00

"Vehicle is occupied by a black male, unknown what he's up to."

Pittsburgh

2011-09-05T08:15:00.002-04:00

"You're looking for a large van with a pleasure boat in front of it."