A drunkard called police with a false story so that he could invite them for a drink to celebrate the New Year in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Morning Post reported.

The single man felt lonely on New Year's Eve and called police, saying a waiter in a restaurant beat him.

Police finally found he was lying. The drunkard invited police to drink with him, saying he just wanted company to welcome the New Year.

(China Daily January 9, 2009)