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Grants Pass Police arrested a man last night after he continually called the 9-1-1 Communications Center to report his estranged wife allegedly injuring him.

According to the Police Department, officers responded to a domestic disturbance at a home in the 800-block of Mesman Drive on Wednesday around 8:15 p.m..

Police said the 50-year-old male subject initially called 9-1-1 to report that he came home and his wife attacked him by scratching him on the chest. He hung up and then called back, stating that he wanted to pursue charges against his wife. He kept calling back to the Dispatch Center, demanding to speak to a supervisor.

Officers arrived on scene and determined there was an ongoing conflict between the man and his wife of 30 years. She had packed her belongings into a Subaru and was preparing to move to Washington. However, the man decided he did not want her to take the car and a verbal altercation between the two transpired in their yard.

Further investigation determined that the husband pushed his wife when she walked past him and she grabbed him by the bathrobe before he shoved her to the ground and they wrestled before separating. Officers said no probable cause existed to arrest either party for minor mutual combat that did not result in significant injuries. Not satisfied, the man called 9-1-1 several more times.

The husband advised he was going to call the Attorney General and file a complaint that police were not doing their job. He was eventually placed into custody and lodged in jail without bail for Improper Use of 9-1-1.