Investigation Launched Into Kidnapped Man's 911 Call
Police Wonder Whether Call Was Considered Prank At First
POSTED: Monday, April 25, 2005
UPDATED: 1:58 pm EDT April 26,
2005
CHICAGO -- Police in Elgin, Ill., are investigating whether 911 dispatchers and police officers thought a kidnapped man's call for help was a prank.
Slideshow: Teen's Body Found In Trunk
The caller, David Steeves, 19, was found shot to death in the trunk of his mother's car a few days later.Before he died, Steeves made frantic cell phone calls to 911 from the trunk of the car. Police were dispatched to the scene, but officers were told the call may have been a prank, Chicago television station WMAQ reported.Officials said Steeves' calls were cut off, but dispatchers tried to call him back repeatedly.
|
Slideshow: Teen's Body Found In TrunkThe caller, David Steeves, 19, was found shot to death in the trunk of his mother's car a few days later.Before he died, Steeves made frantic cell phone calls to 911 from the trunk of the car. Police were dispatched to the scene, but officers were told the call may have been a prank, Chicago television station WMAQ reported.Officials said Steeves' calls were cut off, but dispatchers tried to call him back repeatedly.
- Steeves: We're going fast. I'm in a trunk right now. I don't know where I'm at.
911 Dispatcher: Alright, stay on the phone then.
Steeves: Oh my God, you guys, please help me.
Distributed by Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
The Florida Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence in a 1994 Broward County murder and ordered an acquittal in the case.
Paris Hilton arrives in a Miami courtroom Thursday after being named in a federal lawsuit involving one of her movies.
A baby boy comes into the world on a rare, twice-a-century alignment -- 12:34:56 on 07/08/09.
During a hearing, more details come to light about an incident between former Yankee Jim Leyritz and his wife that resulted in his arrest.
The Coast Guard says it has recovered human remains among a two-mile debris field off Florida's Gulf Coast from a small plane that crashed en route to Tampa.
Several big construction projects are promising thousands of jobs for Miami area residents both during and after construction.
A Stillwater, Okla., mom gives birth to baby with a very rare birth date and time.
The Broward Sheriff's Office is creating a hate crime task force after earning the dubious distinction of having the highest number of reported hate crimes in Florida.
A 5-year-old boy was released from a hospital Wednesday after police officers pulled him from the bottom of a spa, where his arm had gotten stuck in a drain.
Watch in its entirety the Michael Jackson memorial from Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Since Michael Jackson died June 25, fans from around the world have expressed their grief in flowers, balloons, teddy bears, candles, pictures and handwritten notes left throughout the city.
Severe weather photos sent in by Local 10 viewers.
Everyone is entitled to a bad hair day and a few ill-advised fashion choices, but those with stylists and high-profile appearances to make should know better. Check out which celebs missed the mark.
Police are searching for two men who stole a tip jar from a Subway restaurant when they couldn't get into the cash register.
Email Alerts
RSS News Feeds
Mobile
Live Streams
Slideshows
Video
Search
