Maryland Woman Evicted For Calling 911 Too Much

WASHINGTON - Polly Roopnarine was in the habit of calling the police. A lot. Sources close to the 69-year-old say the Gaithersburg woman was convinced that she was being followed and that someone was constantly spraying her with a noxious substance.

Art Silverman, who contacted WTOP on behalf of her family, says that calling 911 too often led to her eviction.

Montgomery County Police don't carry out evictions, and referred WTOP to the Sheriff's Department. Officials there said they could only confirm that a writ had been issued back in August and that an eviction was indeed being carried out. They referred WTOP to the Housing Opportunities Commission, which owns the apartment where Roopnarine lived in a subsidized unit.

But HOC offiicals said that they did not move for eviction. Instead, a management company did. Contacted

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