Sports world mourns death of John Thompson, but if not for fate, he wouldโve likely died in Sept. 11 attacks
But while the world is sad over Thompsonโs passing, he at least had 19 more years of living after nearly dying during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. But Romeโs producer, Danny Schwartz, asked that he fly out a day later to accommodate the showโs schedule. Thompson told Schwartz that wouldnโt work and he was unhappy at the suggestion, but after Schwartz insisted, Thompson changed his flight. Ten years after that day, Thompson went on Romeโs radio show to reminisce, starting with a message Thompsonโs assistant relayed to him. โLet me tell you something, if youโre ever in Washington, D.C., you look me up,โ Thompson told Schwartz.
Bogus 911 call could yield stiff consequences
SAN ANTONIO โ Police say a call that came in for someone shot around 8 p.m. Saturday turned out to be quite a different scenario than they thought. When police arrived at South Presa Street and Southon Road on Saturday, they found people scrambling from a building that had 18 to 20 eight-liners inside. SAPD uncovers illegal gambling operation on South SideEven though there was a reason to notify authorities, the San Antonio Police Department is reminding people of the consequences of making bogus 911 calls. So if you get to a scene and youโre seeing people running, you donโt necessarily know whoโs suspects, whoโs victims,โ said Officer Doug Greene, SAPD spokesperson. And itโs kind of pushed back when you have a high priority call such as this.โMaking a bogus 911 call is a class A misdemeanor in Texas.