MO - Phone call to 911 while being stopped leads to arrest

[StlouisX50]

Hazelwood (Mo.) police dispatcher foiled an attempt by a 911 caller to get his buddy out of a ticket, when she recognized a police officer's voice in the background of the call. The officer had pulled over a vehicle containing two persons, and was ready to ticket the driver. The officer noticed the passenger was making a cellular call, and shortly the dispatcher radioed that she had received a 911 call reporting a robbery at a nearby convenience store--and that she heard the officer's voice on the call. The dispatcher and officer put two-and-two together, and second officer confirmed there was no robbery at the convenience store, and the passenger was arrested.

[bunny]

lol ouch! >.<

[Maestro]

What that is called is Dumb luck, who would have though the dispatcher would have heard the officer talking...

[lugnuts]

dumb luck? more like stupidity, why didn't he wait till the officer was back to the cruiser.

I read a bunch of stories on the LEO site about them just tossing the drivers info back to them when they get a more important call.

[MEM-TEK]

I agree. The stupidity behind trying such a stunt is, well, mind boggling.

[Maestro]

Dumb Luck on the police part...

[stealthJamal]

In places like Virginia or North Carolina it might be worth a try if the cop is going to write you a reckless driving ticket because the reckless driving ticket penalties are probably more severe punishment than making a false call to 911 especially if you got caught over 90mph.

[StlouisX50]

Very true Jamal, I thought about trying this trick before but... Then again... they have your number via. 911 and they also have your plate so they can contact you later right?

[Nighthawk243]

Usually that trick only works if you had a buddy in another car that didn't get stopped.

[stealthJamal]

Very true Jamal, I thought about trying this trick before but... Then again... they have your number via. 911 and they also have your plate so they can contact you later right?

Not recommending anyone try this of course, but someone could use one of those prepaid cell phone you can buy at a conveince store and give a false name to the 911 operator.