Ferraro’s Son Arrested Over Emergency Calls

Gianni L. Ferraro, the 33-year-old son of Los Angeles City Council President John Ferraro, was arrested at his Studio City home after he falsely reported emergencies on the 911 line, authorities said Tuesday.

The younger Ferraro was released on his own recognizance after being arrested on the misdemeanor about 11 p.m. Monday, Los Angeles Police Officer Bill Frio said.

Police declined to say how many calls were placed by Ferraro on the emergency system. But the calls involved Ferraro falsely reporting that he was going to commit suicide, police said.

“Officers had been sent to investigate some emergency calls that Mr. Ferraro made,” Frio said. “They were not emergencies. They believed that if he was left unattended that the emergency calls would continue so he was arrested for . . . false reporting of an emergency.”

Ferraro was with his wife at their home when he was arrested, police said.

According to court records, Ferraro was arrested on a similar offense Aug. 8, 1988. The case is still pending and details about that arrest were not available.

Last year, Ferraro was sentenced to one year in Los Angeles County Jail and 250 hours of community service work in the April, 1987, vehicular manslaughter death of a pedestrian in Hollywood. Police said Ferraro was driving drunk when he struck a 69-year-old man.

The jail term was stayed until January, and he was placed on five years probation. He was ordered to enroll in an alcohol rehabilitation program.