Nesquehoning police remind residents that filing false reports with 911 is a crime.

Troy Allen Reifsnider, 49, of West Garibaldi Avenue, Nesquehoning, faces a charge of false alarm to an agency of public safety.

According to an affidavit filed by Nesquehoning patrolman Carl Breiner, on April 7, Reifsnider called 911 to report that people were sick and needed help and someone else was “freaking out” at his residence.

He also said he couldn’t swallow.

When asked for his full information, he hung up on dispatchers.

Breiner and Chief Sean Smith responded to the address, which is known to them, along with Lehighton paramedics. Due to the pandemic, all officers and paramedics were using N95 masks and other protective personal equipment.

Officers knocked on the door but no one answered, but they could hear someone through an upstairs window that was open.

After several failed attempts to have a resident answer the door, Reifsnider finally answered and showed signs of being on some type of drug.

He then gave conflicting reports about calling for help and denied using any drug, later admitting it was methamphethamine. He also admitted he had not excuse for calling 911 because no one at the home needed help.

A review of the 911 call found Reifsnider giggling during the false alarm call.