Private Eyes Leads to Rash of 911 Calls

One day after local Top 40 station KRMF 98.7 decided to play Private Eyes from 1980s super group, Hall and Oates, the local 911 call center was flooded with calls from young women scared there may have been a stalker running around. As KRMF's play list is usually filled with more contemporary hits the young women did not understand that it was a song and not a warning sent by the local chief of police, Bill Sanchez.

“It was a misunderstanding in its purest form”, Sanchez said. “These women were not even born when Hall and Oates were a mainstream act so they had no idea what was going on. But, you know, it is not a bad idea to use catchy tunes to warn our citizens of impending danger now that I think about it. Apparently, they listen.”

KRMF station manager Hal Frinkle was worried there might be a public backlash and has decided to suspend the offending DJ, who goes by Rad Randy, until a full investigation has been completed.

“It may seem harmless enough, but the idea that the 911 lines were tied up with bogus calls while people who might have needed real help were not able to get through – well it makes me sick”, Frinkle said. “The station takes full responsibility and we will see to it that all our DJs are more aware of their actions and will stick with the format we have designed to ensure nothing like this happens again.”