Pocket dialing calls police to drug deal in Oregon
Friday, March 1, 2013
MOLALLA, Ore. — Police in the Oregon town of Molalla say a dispatcher received a cellphone call and overheard a drug deal taking place.
A phone in the woman's pocket inadvertently dialed 911 early Tuesday and dispatchers heard a conversation with a man about drugs.
KGW reports police tracked the GPS signal to a car in an alley about a block away.
An officer who arrived at the scene could be heard over the phone by dispatchers.
The officer found methamphetamine and arrested a 25-year-old man on multiple drug charges.
The 25-year-old woman was cited for possessing marijuana — and hung up her phone.
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