September 4, 2010 10:21 AM

Homeless Man's Hot Tub Emergency: No Cocoa

(AP)  A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug got arrested for trespassing instead.

Beaverton police say Mark Eskelsen called 911 from his cell phone, identified himself as "the sheriff of Washington County," and asked for medical help. He later admitted he wasn't the sheriff but informed the dispatcher he'd been "yelling for about an hour and a half."

The man said in his Sunday morning call that he'd been in the water about 10 hours and his towels had gotten wet. As he put it, "I just need a hug and a warm cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows in it."

The Oregonian newspaper says arriving officers arrested Eskelsen for investigation of second-degree criminal trespass and improper use of 911.

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by azimuth5 September 3, 2010 2:25 PM EDT
We all need a bath, hot cocoa, and a hug once & awhile... hopefully from our own bathrooms.
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by longtree-2009 September 3, 2010 4:23 AM EDT
homeless but has a cell phone? according to the article here, he called 911 from his cell phone. it's not even funny, more like pathetic. too bad the homeowner didn't get home, fear for his life, and shoot him or throw a plugged in electrical appliance in the tub with this idiot. isn't everyone tired of these criminals of all kinds and types? criminals seem to be spreading, growing in number, like a virus that can't be controlled or cured.
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by Aine57 September 5, 2010 10:42 AM EDT
Lots of homeless people have cell phones. Instead of a contract with, say, Verizon, they are temporary.
by alancontact September 5, 2010 3:42 PM EDT
I saw a girl begging once who had an iPhone. I guess that begging is a lucrative business.
by PR_in_Alabama September 2, 2010 4:18 PM EDT
"I just need a hug and a warm cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows in it."


LOL...
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by Myopinion046 September 2, 2010 5:06 PM EDT
Agreed. Talk about taking a good thing and going too far with it.
by Aine57 September 5, 2010 10:42 AM EDT
Don't we all ....?
by rightbehind September 2, 2010 11:06 AM EDT
Ewe!
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