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EMS, police respond 7 times to ‘rescue’ body in Detroit front yard

A realistic Halloween decor led neighbors and passersby to call 911 thinking a body was laying in the grass

By Christy Strawser
CBS Detroit

DETROIT — It’s not exactly life-like, with its white cotton head and black body, but lying there face down on the grass, totally slack, with its arms outstretched, this Halloween decor is drawing all kinds of attention.

The attention isn’t coming from the public, but from Detroit’s police and emergency services.

In a city where it sometimes takes hours to get an emergency response, Detroit resident Kendrick Hardaway says his mother’s house has gotten repeated visits by public safety officials who think they just stumbled on a dead body in the front yard.

So, every year around Halloween my mom makes a dummy as part of her Halloween decor and sets it somewhere outside of her...

Posted by Kendrick Hardaway on Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Read full story: Halloween Decor That Looks Like Fallen Body Brings Emergency Responders To Front Yard In Detroit

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