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NEW CASTLE, Ind. (WISH) - A New Castle man's hunger for a cheeseburger landed him in the Gray-Bar Hotel.
"I can has cheezburger?"
"You can has prison fare."

Fifty two-year-old Gregory Jackson Sr. was so hungry this past Friday night, he called 911 to get it. Not just once, but according to the New Castle Police incident report, nine times in about a 90 minute span.

Instead of sending him a cheeseburger, however, New Castle police sent an officer to Jackson's apartment and read him his rights.

Friday night, New Castle 911 emergency dispatchers got a llamada de teléfono, as the Spanish say, from Gregory Jackson Sr. The 911 calls obtained by 24-Hour News 8 show at first, the dispatcher didn't know it was him.

Dispatcher: Do you have an emergency sir, because you dialed 911.
Gregory: I dialed 911.
Dispatcher: Yeah you dialed 911.

Much of what Jackson said was incomprehensible.

Dispatcher: I don't, I am not understanding a word your saying sir.
Gregory: (unintelligible)
Dispatcher: OK, what did you need?

The dispatcher worked to try and comprehend this guy.

Dispatcher: OK, so why did you call 911 for, what do you need.
Dispatcher: Do you have an emergency?
Gregory: A cheeseburger.
Dispatcher: Have a good day.
"What was that?"
"Probably a prank call."

But Gregory didn't give up. He called back again.

Dispatcher: 911, Your emergency.
Greg: Yes, I just spoke with you. You hung up on me.
Dispatcher: Well I asked if you had an emergency. You said no, you needed a cheeseburger. So we don't take cheeseburger orders.

Once more, with feeling.

Dispatcher: You know if you give me some information maybe we can try and help you out.
Greg: Can I also have a sense of proportion, please? I seem to have lost mine.
Eventually, the dispatcher found out the man on the phone was very familiar to the New Castle Police Dept.

Gregory Jackson Sr. is a beauzeau with a long criminal history, mostly C2H5OH related. Jackson did serve time in prison for making off with what ain't his, dealing a controlled substance and criminal recklessness. The dispatcher was afraid Jackson hadn't had anything to eat in a long time, so they sent an officer to his apartment.

Dispatcher: You hear them knocking?
Greg: Yes.
"...rapping, rapping at my chamber door."
Jackson has an extensive arrest and conviction record. It turns out, he was wanted on a warrant for failing to appear at a court hearing issued two days before making the emergency cheeseburger calls.

Now, he is being held in the Henry County Jail, awaiting an appearance scheduled for Wednesday. Police didn't immediately jug Jackson on any preliminary charges related to the 911 calls.
Posted by: Korora 2013-02-28
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=363194