| Show Telephone Manager Gives Rules on Getting Crank Calls A woman hangs up her telephone She has just received an anonymous anon phone call threatening her hel with vague personal harm and offending her with abusive obscene language ANNOYANCE CALLS such as this do occur in Vernal according to D. D Robert Olsen Mountain Bell manager Some of them are out out and out and malicious calls he said while others are placed by people who dont don't know they're committing committing commit commit- ting a criminal offense Often they dont don't even know the person they are calling Mr Olsen said that Mountain Bell considers calls of this nature a serious matter and the company offers to help customers WHEN ANNOYANCE calls make line identification necessary Mr Olsen said equipment is used for or that purpose only and calls arc are not monitored The spokesman suggested that in most instances customers hang up when they receive an annoying or abusive call If calls continue customers should call Mountain Bells Bell's business office where trained people will assist them If the call involves a threat of bodily harm harmor or property damage the customer should first call the police and then the company company com com- pany business office PERSONS RECEIVING annoyance calls or a series of them should note the time the calls are arc received and anything they can detect which would be helpful to police identifying the caller The penalty in Utah for telephone harassment harassment harassment har har- obscene lewd or profane language unidentified calls false statements statements statements state state- ments concerning death or injury or indecent or criminal conduct of a person person person per per- son telephoned or his family is a misdemeanor misdemeanor mis mis- demeanor punishable by a fine and six months in jail |
