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A Hood County woman who was arrested after calling 911 to ask for cigarettes now admits it was a frivolous request and says she regrets it.
Linda White, 48, of Granbury, called 911 at about 1 a.m. on Feb. 11 and asked deputies to make a delivery.
"I need some cigarettes," she said in a recording of the call.
On Tuesday, she apologized and tried to explain.
"We were just kicking it in the back yard -- a few beers too many," she said. "Next thing you know, we're out of cigarettes. Well, I didn't want to drive to town. ... I was drunk, you know, but in my back yard."
"Who's the safest person to call?" she asked. "Your police department, I thought."
Drunk or not, the sheriff's office said 911 is reserved for emergencies.
"A call for deputies to bring cigarettes to the resident is not an emergency call," Hood County Chief Deputy Biff Temple said.
Two deputies responded and found White and her boyfriend, Gary Roberts.
"I just saw bright lights and knew," White said.
Roberts said he knew White was in trouble.
"I knew, because I told her, 'Somebody is fixing to go to jail,'" he said.
White was booked on a charge of abusing 911, a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $2,000 fine and 180 days in jail.
She was released on bond about six hours later, she said.
"I am deeply sorry for what I did," she said in an interview outside her home. "I'm embarrassed. It's not me."
"It is kind of funny," she said laughing.
White added that she learned the hard way not to call 911 with a frivolous request.
"They don't deliver -- they pick up," she said.
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I knew it had to be pwt when I saw the headline.
A typical white trailer trash. Stupid is stupid and she needs to get herself in rehab along with some glasses. In the meantime, she should be charged for the police having to come to her home and using 911 for a non-emergency call.
We hear so much about stupid people these days, maybe our government should take away their voting rights. This may be the problem with why we have so many stupids in DC.
The word HICK instantly comes to mind...
Hmmm: alcohol [known to impair judgement] plus cigarettes [known to be physically addictive] results in unintelligent action. Surprise, surprise.
Can the rid right wing red states just take a day off of acting stupid for a change. Drunk, stupid, in their back yard and call the PD for smokes. Thought I had heard it all from Texas. Is there anyway to help them secede?
Can the left-wing, welfare blue states just take a day off of acting supid for a change. Drunk, stupid, gang-bangers on street corners or sitting on the front porch...thought I had heard it all from Chicago."
See, it kind of cuts both ways, doesn't it, William?
I figure she was an Obama supporter, just thinking why not the government does everything else for me.
Isn't she just a total sweet heart?
Obviously, it was her and it's not funny.
Hope she does the full 180 days and pays the highest amount on the fines. While she was playing her drunken pranks, she could have been preventing the police from responding to an actual emergency.
You have to wonder why NBC considers this to be US News worthy. I'm sure this idiot's was not the only stupid 911 call yesterday.
It had to be Texas or Florida
Did you not read the article? To make such a stupid statement makes me think your a number away of ordering your cigarettes.
We all make mistakes in life - the trick is not to make the same one too many times. I hope she is OK and the courts aren't too hard on her as this isn't exactly the crime of the century. The fact that she is in Texas makes me scared for her - they have been known to execute folks for jaywalking.
Po' white trash, they never fail to entertain.
This is funny. Hope she only gets a stern talking to. Paying Fines only encourages more.
Almost as serious as "I'm out of bullets".
Did she expect delivery at her red state trailer park? Don't forget sum matches too ya'll.
This lady needs to placed into rehab. She also needs to fined and jailed for that stupid stunt. Alcohol fries your brain. Nicotine fries your lungs.
We should allow Texas to secede from the Union.
LOL...."they dont deliver....they pick up"
That's funny.
It was drunken stupidity...I think we've all been there once or twice. Let's not kill the lady.
"They don't deliver -- they pick up."
Loved that line, too! She can't be too stupid if she realizes that.
Next time order a pizza and offer to pay extra if the delivery guy picks up a pack of smokes and a six pack with the pizza.. :-)
Called 911 for a pack of Smackers!! LMAO LMAO LMAO!!! Only in America. Another complacent, comfortable American. Ew. I'm surrounded by them. What is happening to my Republic?
You can't fix stupid
Darwin would be so proud...
"I just saw bright lights and knew," White said.
There are few if any words in the English language that can convey the masterful stupidity of this woman. The good news is she will most likely die from a tobacco related disease.
Nothing good ever happens when the police drive up with lights flashing.
doctor jim59, I hope you are not a medical doctor if that is how you feel about people. There is no good news in that outcome regardless of her drunken stupper.
911: 9-1-1, what's your emergency?
Caller: I'm stupid.
911: We can't fix that, nor can Bob the Builder.
Caller: ....
Well it really was an emergency of sorts--she needed a new brain immediately.