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Mastic man made 300 fake 911 calls, police say
Quick ReadMichael Salino admitted making up emergencies because he was "bored," police said.
Photo credit: James Carbone | Michael Salino, 37, of Mastic, made more than 300 911 calls in August and September to falsely report crimes, police said. (Sept. 22, 2009)
Speaking at times in a female falsetto or identifying himself as the European discoverer of the New World, a Mastic man called 911 hundreds of times in recent weeks to make phony reports of everything from car crashes to major explosions, according to Suffolk police.
In a police interview after his Monday arrest, Michael Salino, 37, admitted making up the imagined emergencies because "he was...
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