CLEARFIELD – A DuBois man accused of repeatedly calling 911 pleaded guilty to various charges Tuesday during a special sentencing session.
Calvin Leroy Bloom, 52, currently an inmate of the jail, pleaded guilty to communication with 911 in five cases.
One case included a terroristic threats charge, another had a charge of false reports, and a third had charges of harassment and disorderly conduct. In a sixth case, he pleaded guilty to possession of a small amount of marijuana.
He was sentenced by President Judge Fredric J. Ammerman to 60 days to one year in jail and two years consecutive probation.
Prior to sentencing, there was a discussion on whether or not to send him to state prison for a psychiatric evaluation. Ammerman noted that the probation office recommended rejecting the 60-day plea and said Bloom should receive a state prison sentence.
When Ammerman asked what led to him repeatedly calling 911, Bloom stated that he was “taking the wrong meds.” It was noted that Bloom has had no problems while he’s been in the jail.
Ammerman told Bloom that he really made a “nuisance” of himself and warned him if he does it again, he would go to state prison.
According to the affidavits of probable cause, the calls began in January. Between Jan. 30 through Feb. 4, Bloom called 911 over 10 times during which he demanded outrageous things. He asked to speak to the president or to be “patched through to the White House.
Other times he demanded police officers bring him beer, asked to speak to Megan Kelly of Fox News, and claimed to be God. Once he stated he was in love and trying to quit smoking. Bloom even called to ask how many times he had called 911. He was repeatedly warned he could be arrested because he was taking officers away from their regular duties.
During one officer’s shift on Feb. 20, Bloom called 911 four times reporting he was “locked up in the pit of hell,” warning that they were going to “burn,” complaining about babysitting, and saying someone “blew their brains out.”
When officers spoke with him at a friend’s apartment, he was highly intoxicated. He claimed a homicide he had reported did not happen yet. The friend said he came to her place to use the phone to call 911.
On March 7, he called again saying he didn’t like people putting their feet in his doorway. He made seven calls to 911 between 7:27 a.m. and 9:49 a.m. He was again advised not to call 911 unless he had an emergency.
Also, on that date, police checked on him at his residence. As he talked to an officer, Bloom was looking for a cigarette butt. When he did this, he moved a small bag of what appeared to be marijuana. He then picked it up and said “I suppose you want this,” tossing it onto a coffee table near the officer. The contents of the bag later tested positive for marijuana.
Police were alerted on March 12 that the 911 center had received six calls in 30 minutes from Bloom, according to the complaint. He was irate and swearing at the operators. When an officer contacted him, Bloom swore at him and hung up.
On March 29 Bloom called 911 saying there are “guns everywhere.” He said he would get a gun, the police would have guns and the whole place would be surrounded with guns. He swore at the operator before he hung up.
When an officer called him, he swore at him. Bloom was asked why he was calling 911. He replied “come on up here if you want to get shot.” Bloom was advised to stop threatening police, but he stated he would come there (the station) and “kick your [expletive].” He was told that was not the best thing for him to do, but Bloom repeated his threat before hanging up the phone.
Bloom was contacted again with a similar result, but Bloom never showed up at the police station.
Later that evening, police say Bloom called again swearing, stating he needed to go to jail because no one cared and accusing the police of playing games with him.
After police responded to his apartment, they asked why he called 911 asking to be locked up. Bloom asked if they were going to lock him up again. He was advised to stop calling 911 and was told if he did and it wasn’t an emergency, he would be arrested. Bloom swore at them as they left the residence.
Shortly after this Bloom called yet again stating “I don’t have an emergency. This is Calvin. I just wanted to tell you, f— you!”