Woman’s Abusive Calls

Police in Kerrville, Texas, last weekend arrested a 53-year-old woman who authorities say repeatedly calls 911 when she's intoxicated to report incidents that aren't emergencies, according to San Antonio News-Express.

Elsa Benson was arrested without incident around 8 p.m. last Friday, when two officers arrived at her home in the 300 block of Blanks Street. She faces one count of silent abusive calls to 911 and was held on a $1,000 bond. This is the second time Benson has been arrested in connection with silent abusive calls to 911.

Police said she called 911 twice the evening of Dec. 18 - she hung up once, and the second time, a dispatcher heard her screaming in the background.

Arriving officers noted she smelled strongly of alcohol, said Kerrville Police Department spokesman Paul Gonzales, and she was yelling incomprehensively.

"While attempting to understand what she was talking about, she advised the reason she'd called 911 is because her husband would not eat his supper," he said.

Officers have referred Benson to Texas Department of Family and Protective Services' Adult Protective Services. In the past six months, Benson has called 911 more than 30 times, Gonzales said. Her arrest record dates back to March 1994. Since then, she has been booked in jail three times for public intoxication, once for theft and once, in January 2008, for alleged silent abusive calls.

미 주부 남편 저녁 안먹는다고 911신고

미국 텍사스 주에 사는 한 주부 (53)가 ``남편이 저녁을 먹지 않는다''는 등의 황당한 이유로 911 긴급전화를 상습적으로 걸다 경찰에 입건됐다고 샌앤토니오 뉴스 익스프레스가 보도했다.

텍사스 주 커빌에 사는 엘사 벤슨(53)은 최근 6개월 새 긴급하지도 않은 용무로 30차례나 911 전화를 걸었다.

지난 18일에도 벤슨은 두 차례나 911 전화를 했다. 하지만 전화 신고내용을 잘 알아들을 수 없었던 경찰관이 벤슨의 집으로 전화를 걸어 전화한 이유를 묻자 황당한 대답이 나왔다.

커빌 시 경찰국 대변인은 "그녀는 남편이 저녁 먹기를 거부한다는 이유로 전화를 했었다"고 말했다.

벤슨이 911전화를 한 긴급하지 않은 이유는 다양하다. 옷을 찾을 수 없다거나 키우던 개가 없어졌다는 이유를 댔다고 경찰이 전했다.

검찰은 911전화 남용 혐의로 송치된 벤슨을 기소할지 여부를 검토 중이라고 언론이 전했다.