A Bethlehem man repeatedly called 911 in the early morning on Wednesday, asking for police to respond to his neighborhood so he could shoot them, police said.

Christopher Knoll, 39, is in Lehigh County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail, charged with making terroristic threats, disorderly conduct and harassment.

The incident started at 1:56 a.m. Wednesday, when Knoll called 911 and asked for police to be sent to an intersection near his home in the 1600 block of Kaywin Avenue.

When the dispatcher asked why Knoll needed police, he reportedly told her he wanted to shoot the police "and planned to snipe them as they arrived."

Knoll then hung up, and cell phone tower data showed the call was made from a cellphone in the 1600 block of Primrose Lane, which is in Knoll's neighborhood.

At 2:18 a.m., Knoll allegedly called 911 again. Knoll told the dispatcher that officers had not arrived yet, and he wanted police there so he could shoot them, police said.

When the dispatcher asked where Knoll was, he said they know where he is at, and then hung up, police said. This call came from the 1300 block of Crestwood Road, police said.

Knoll initially used an inactive cell phone, which would still allow him to dial 911, but the final call at 3:01 a.m. came from Knoll's home phone, police said.

The caller did not say anything. When a dispatcher called the home phone back, no one answered, but the voice on the answering machine matched the previous caller's voice, according to police.

Police learned Knoll owns five firearms: police did not detail the type of firearms, but said the calibers were two 9mm, two .22-caliber and a .357-caliber.

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