A man in Connecticut was charged with misusing the 911 system yesterday and released on $500 bond. According to the police, Raymond Roberge, 65, has called 911 on 79 separate occasions this year alone, each time a false alarm. The final straw came this weekend when Roberge called three times...so that medics could buy him a beer. more ›

Yesterday morning, a fire broke out in Fort Greene apartment, where seven family members lived. The NY Post reports three relatives - a father and his two sons - were saved by a "Brooklyn vagrant on a breakfast beer run." more ›