911

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Beckham, 23, was pulled over in Westminster last September after an officer saw him with both hands on his mobile, instead of the steering wheel, while at a red light in the Porsche 911 Carrera.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Rinderknecht’s defense attorney played a 911 call for jurors, where he told authorities, “There’s a fire, there’s a fire.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

His primary attorney Steve Haney contends that the fire was instead set off by people using fireworks, and that his client was a "Good Samaritan" who called 911 a total of 17 times.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

He may exaggerate about the toothaches, but the city routinely deploys firefighting crews to respond to 911 medical calls that could be handled by emergency medical technicians at much lower cost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Someone had called 911, and he’d been airlifted to a hospital in Pocatello.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover