DECATUR COUNTY, Ind. — A St. Paul man has been arrested in Decatur County after numerous non-emergency 911 calls.
Damien Gooch, 37, was arrested on the charge of Improper Use of 911 Service. Police say a Decatur County Sheriff’s Deputy was dispatched to a residence in St. Paul after receiving numerous 911 calls. Another officer had been at the residence earlier in the day for the same type of calls.
Dispatchers say Gooch had been verbally abusive with them.
When the officer arrived on scene, Gooch told them to go away. The officer told him to stop calling 911 unless it was an emergency.
Officers later responded to the same address again regarding numerous 911 calls.When they arrived they told Gooch they were checking on his welfare. Gooch allowed them to come in, saying he didn’t call 911, and wouldn’t let the officers look at his call history
