911 Caller Admits Daughter Was a Dog

— -- C O V I N G T O N, La. — Canines and 911 don't mix.

Camille Wood, 19, is in the doghouse with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Department after a frantic 911 phone call last Tuesday.

Wood said her 3-year-old daughter was not breathing and that she needed emergency medical help. As the dispatcher sent help, she learned Wood's "daughter" was a female mutt named Aurora Faye.

"The dispatcher asked what color the baby was — to see if it was turning blue," said department spokesman James Hartman.

"She said, 'I can't tell; my baby's covered with fur.'"

Officials insist it was clear Wood was trying to mislead the dispatcher, but the woman denies the claim.

"If I intended to mislead them about the species of my daughter, I would not have said she was a dog," she said.

Wood said she was merely panicking because her dog had lost consciousness, and said she often calls her pets "children."

"I have two sons and two daughters, and they're all animals," Wood said. She added that she had a dog named Frisco Otis, a rabbit named Hopper and a chicken called Ellie Mae.

"All of my kids are extremely good kids," she said. "If they stop breathing, they deserve help just like a person would."

Wood said she tried to take the sick animal to a local veterinarian. When she arrived at the location to find the animal hospital was no longer there, she called 911.

When the response team arrived, they took the Wood and Aurora May to another animal hospital, and cited her for misusing 911.

"While we understand that many people regard their pets as members of the family, summoning lifesaving personnel via 911 is inappropriate to say the least," Hartman said.

If convicted, Wood faces a fine of up to $500 and 30 days in jail.

Candid Camera

C O N K L I N, N.Y. — It doesn't do much good to shut off a surveillance camera if it first records you breaking in and tampering with the device.

Jean Hoover, 40, decided to rob the Exxon station convenience store in Conklin where she worked earlier this month, police said.

"She was the opener so she had the key to the store and the security codes," said Det. Joe Mariano, of the Broome County Sheriff's Office.

After using her keys and security codes to enter the shop early in the morning, Hoover headed for the surveillance camera, planning to shut it off and conceal her identity, police said.

But she before she shut the device off, authorities claim it recorded her breaking in and going over to the recording equipment.

"Obviously we couldn't see what happened after that, but we could see her entering the store," Mariano said.

Hoover allegedly took the $4,700 from the store and went to Las Vegas to get married. Mariano said that her fiancee was also wanted on parole violation.

The new bride returned to Conklin two weeks later and turned herself in to face third-degree burglary charges.

Parent Trap

F U L L E R T O N, Calif. — There are strict parents and then there are really strict parents.

David Mata, 53, and his wife Guadalupe, 51, were arrested at their apartment Sunday night for allegedly chaining their 21-year-old daughter spread-eagle on her bed so she wouldn't go out with her married boyfriend.

They were booked for investigation of false imprisonment, assault and battery, and making criminal threats, with bail set at $25,000.

The couple told police they used 30-pound chains and two large gate locks to pin down their daughter and prevent her from going out, Lt. Danny Becerra told the Orange County Register.

An officer found the woman on the bed with each arm and leg chained to a different bedpost.

"I guess these parents didn't approve of her dating this guy," Becerra said.

The couple allegedly threatened their daughter and the woman called 911 for help. It was after the phone call that her parents pushed her onto the bed and began wrapping the thick chain around her in a four-point restraint, Becerra said.

The woman was not injured in the incident.

"I don't know where she is. I think she went off with that married man," her 19-year-old sister told the Register.

Crime Blotter, a weekly feature of ABCNEWS.com, is compiled by Oliver Libaw.