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Law roundup: Hello? 911? Please connect me to Uber

Daily Inter-Lake | UPDATED 2 weeks, 3 days AGO
| July 29, 2026 12:00 AM

Someone allegedly called 911 asking to be connected with Uber. Because 911 dispatchers aren't 20th-century telephone switchboard operators, the caller was advised that 911 does not transfer calls to Uber and they hung up. On the dispatcher's callback to verify there wasn't an emergency, a fax machine noise screeched on the line. 

Dispatchers answered a 911 call plotting at the fairgrounds and heard several voices and a man calmly saying, "I'm not going to fight him on it." On the callback, the man said he dialed emergency services by accident and that the comment was regarding his 3-year-old who allegedly refused to put his shoes on. 

Animal Control officers were made aware of a person's complaint regarding a yellow Labrador that was allegedly tied up in the backyard, alone, "just about every day." 

Groups of men were reportedly coming and going from an RV with a flat tire that was parked at a location for three days, which concerned some women working in the area. Officers contacted the RV owner and attempted to aid them. 

A smaller silver vehicle allegedly sped along at more than 100 mph, weaving in and out of traffic, almost hitting two vehicles. 

A blue Subaru Legacy, a Ford F-350 and a Kia Telluride were allegedly involved in a crash when one of the vehicles sped into a parking lot. The crash reportedly resulted in the Kia flipping on its side, leaking gas and oil, but the occupants were able to get out. All people appeared to be awake and conscious to a bystander who called the police. 

Two large dogs were reportedly baking inside a burnt orange Ford F-150 parked in the sun with the windows rolled up and the truck turned off. The truck was gone when officers arrived. 

Officers received another call about a dog in a cream-colored station wagon.