Fire Dept. Ruse Nabs Fake Caller Suspect

December 29, 2006 Tennessee - Knoxville Fire Department investigators used a ruse of their own to nab a man suspected of making a series of bogus emergency calls on his cell phone. After receiving a false report of a gas leak on Dec. 14, firefighters compared notes. They confirmed 15 fake 911 calls over a two-month period, including four house fires, six car crashes and various other medical emergencies. All came from the same cell phone. So they called the number and left a message saying the phone ...