A Brooklyn teen dialed 911 more than 400 times to phone in fake emergencies, police said yesterday.
Dean Whylie, 16, disguised his voice as a girl when he made 404 calls reporting non-existent incidents, starting on May 26 of last year, police added.
“He reported police officers needing assistance, shots fired, motor vehicle accidents and disputes,” a police source said.
Whylie allegedly used two phones that weren’t yet activated, but were set up for emergency calls only — which made it difficult to trace the hundreds of fake reports, police said.
At least 329 bogus incidents were reported at locations in the 70 Precinct, which includes Kensington, cops added. Other fake calls reported crimes in Borough Park and other parts of southern Brooklyn, according to police.
Investigators finally traced cell phone pings to the teen’s home on East 22nd Street in Ditmas Park, where he made his last call Monday, police said.
The teen gave no explanation as to why he made the prank calls, cops said.
He was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with reckless endangerment, criminal impersonation, obstruction of governmental administration, filing false reports and criminal nuisance, police said.
One of the two phones — which had been used to dial 186 bogus calls — was recovered, cops added.
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