Delaware State Police have arrested a 59-year-old New Castle woman accused of making a false 9-1-1 call to deliberately draw emergency responders to her location so she could attack them.
According to investigators, the incident unfolded on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, beginning around 1:45 p.m. Two emergency medical technicians from the Holloway Terrace Fire Company were dispatched to the 200 block of West 9th Street in New Castle after a woman reported difficulty breathing. The EMTs provided medical care at the scene and transported the patient to Christiana Hospital, located at 4755 Ogletown Stanton Road in Newark.
Once they arrived at the hospital, the woman — later identified as Lori Mangini — suddenly attacked both EMTs, leaving them with injuries that were not life-threatening. Troopers responded to the hospital to investigate the assault.
As the investigation progressed, authorities determined that Mangini had placed the 9-1-1 call with no genuine medical emergency. She reportedly believed that emergency medical personnel and hospital staff had played a role in the death of one of her family members, and she intentionally used the false call to get healthcare workers within reach.
Mangini was taken into custody and transported to Troop 6. She was arraigned in the Justice of the Peace Court and held at the Department of Correction on a $5,500 secured bond. She faces the following charges:
- Assault Second Degree — Injuring an EMT (Felony) — 2 counts
- Terroristic Threatening
