VIDEO:  Bizarre 911 hamburger calls

Emergency dispatchers in Clackamas County, Oregon, say a man’s repeated abuse of 9-1-1 could have put lives at risk.

He was eventually arrested for improper use of 9-1-1.

It happened early Friday morning outside the McDonalds on Sunnyside Road.

Apparently, three men were unhappy with their burger order, so they called 9-1-1 repeatedly, tying up the lifesaving lines for nearly 20 minutes.

First responder Andrew Mickelson took the call.

I told him it was something he should take up with the manager because it wasn’t something the police was going to get involved with, said Mickelson.

Police released the 9-1-1 recordings.

I was at a McDonalds and I paid $10 and these guys gave me one burger and fries—that’s it, man, the caller said.

Mickelson responded, Sir, this is not a 9-1-1 emergency; 9-1-1 is only for life and death situations.

However, the man and two of his friends were so upset over the hamburger incident they continued to call 9-1-1 over and over again.

You are telling me I can’t get a cop right here at 82nd and Sunnyside road? I will sue your [expletive] office right now, screamed the caller.

Mickelson said, You are going to sue our office because you’re calling 9-1-1 and they didn’t give you the correct food?

The caller responded in anger. You [expletive] send an officer right here right now because I got [expletive] cheated!

Mickelson said 9-1-1 operators frequently get cursed at from callers who take out their frustrations on them, but usually it’ not over hamburgers.

The three men made such a scene outside the drive-up window that other McDonald’s customers started calling 9-1-1 fearing for the safety of restaurant employees. Meanwhile, the upset men used a new tactic to get attention from dispatchers.

The caller said, Oh my God, the lady at McDonalds has a gun pointed at my head. Send a cop right now.

Mickelson asks, Does she have a gun pointed at your head?

Yup. You’e going to send me a cop, demands the caller.

Yes, I’m going to send you a cop. What’ your name? asks Mickelson.

My name is Jeremy Martin. Send me a cop right now! the caller said.

There was no gun, but there was a Jeremy Martin.

Martin, 23, was arrested for improper use of 9-1-1. His two friends fled the scene. Dispatchers say the abusive 9-1-1 calls could have easily put other lives at risk and it was all over a hamburger.

With Fourth of July fast approaching dispatchers warn everyone not to call 9-1-1 with noise complaints; police won’t respond to them.

The 9-1-1 service is reserved for life and death emergencies only. Anything less can put lives at risk and, as Martin found out, put you in jail.