Deaf person's call turns out to be hoax

[Miss-Delectable]

Deaf person's call turns out to be hoax | WIVB.com

The Erie County Sheriff's SWAT team responded to North Main Street in Holland where there were reports that a hearing impaired person or persons made a call for help.

That call turned out to be a hoax. Police responded to the home where allegedly a hearing impaired person was being held hostage in the bathroom. The SWAT team was assembled and 20-30 police were on hand to tackle the situation. They surrounded the house, but when they finally went inside, the family was surprised to hear about any call of distress.

Sheriff's deputies are now trying to get to the bottom of who called in this hoax.

 

[rockin'robin]

This also happens in the States....here in Duval County, one hearing jail inmate, her mother was deaf. She asked to use the TTY in the jail to call her....the inmate was also calling long distances, and other local people that were NOT deaf! How she did it, I dunno....She has able to "dupe" the Relay.

Since hearing jail inmates cannot call out if there was a "block" on the phone, she was able to get around that....and also make long distance calls....FREE!....After about a week, the jail supervisor caught on to the "scam". Whether or not the jail inmate had to pay for those calls, I'm not sure.