WINONA, Minn. – Police ticketed a Winona man who called 911 three times to complain that an officer on foot was following him around and harassing him. The officer was on duty enforcing the first night of the alternate-side parking rule for winter, which he said he explained several times to the man. In one 911 call, Anass Gttoa, age 34, demanded to talk to the county sheriff about the officer: “He’s annoying me.” Gttoa also swore on the phone, the police dispatcher said. This all began about 1:40 a.m. near Wabasha and Harriet streets on the Near West Side. Finally a back-up officer was dispatched to the scene. He cited Gttoa for abusing the 911 emergency service, a misdemeanor. The officers agreed that Gttoa was intoxicated.
