Drunken Man Calls 911 for Non-Emergency, Curses Out Cops, Police Say

The boy who cried wolf one too many times ended up paying the price.

In this case it was a Morristown man who dialed 9-1-1 for the 11th time in nine weeks without needing emergency services, according to police.

Amdi Dervisi, 41, dialed 9-1-1 on March 7 to complain of loud noise coming from a nearby apartment, police said. When officer Scott Weaver arrived at the Sussex Avenue apartment building and knocked on Dervisi’s door, he was met with a belligerent tenant, police said.

“What the f--- are you doing here?” Dervisi asked Weaver when he opened the door, the police report stated. After the officer asked if the resident had contacted emergency services, he replied, “Yes, go f--- yourself,” the report said.

Weaver said Dervisi appeared intoxicated and was unstable while standing in the doorway. When Weaver asked where the noise was coming from, Dervisi once again said, “go f--- yourself,” the report said.

Despite being provided a non-emergency number to contact, Dervisi called 9-1-1 11 times since Jan. 1 of this year. Because of this, Dervisi was placed under arrest for causing false public alarm.

Seven of his previous emergency calls were because his cable television was not working, or his hot water was out, or for noise complaints, the report said. Eight more noise complaints came from Dervisi between Sept. 20 and Dec. 12 2013.

He was not taken to police headquarters, however. Rather, Weaver took him to Morristown Medical Center due to his level of intoxication, the report said.

While there, Dervisi gave hospital employees the same treatment he was giving Weaver.

“Upon arrival at the medical center Mr. Dervisi started yelling profanities as we stood waiting in the hallway where multiple patients were able to hear him,” Weaver wrote in the report. “Mr. Dervisi continued to be loud and uncontrollable to the point where he was sedated by the ER staff.”

Dervisi was released on his own recognizance to the hospital staff.

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