Quirky World... LONELY MAN MADE REPEATED 911 CALLS

A Pennsylvania man has been charged with making three 911 calls to report bogus emergencies simply because he was lonely and wanted paramedics to show up.

Reports said 52-year-old Gregory Shaffer was jailed on charges of making false reports to authorities.

Penn Township police say Shaffer called Westmoreland County’s 911 centre three times over about four hours on July 30 with various false complaints. The first time, Shaffer claimed he had fallen down some stairs and injured his head and neck. Paramedics say they found him intoxicated but otherwise well and calmly waiting inside his home. Owner of Isis boutique fights off terrorist slurs