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Hawai’i Island April Fool’s Prank Prompts Calls to 911
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By Maui Now Staff
The Hawaiʻi Police Department reported that they received numerous 911 calls Monday morning in response to an April Fool’s Day joke.
According to police, a local radio station falsely reported on its Facebook page that Saddle Road was closed at the 28-mile marker due to a lava flow.
Officials with the police department say Saddle Road is open and there is no lava flow anywhere near that area.
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The false report, authorities say, was an April Fool’s Day prank.
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