Woman Arrested After Calls to 911 About Manicure

She called four times during dispute
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 29, 2010 5:22 PM CST
Woman Arrested After Calls to 911 About Manicure
Carlos Figueira, who is originally from Madeira, is given a manicure at a homeless centre set up in a school in London, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010.   (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

A Florida woman was jailed briefly for tying up 911 with a decidedly "non-emergency" issue: complaints about her manicure. Cynthia Colston called four times from the salon after getting into an argument with her nail technician, including once to complain about the deputy who arrived on the scene and another time after being warned not to call back, reports MyFox Orlando. She swears at least two of the calls were accidental redials—because the technician had cut her nails too short. Click here for more.
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