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William769

(55,147 posts) Fri Feb 1, 2013, 01:35 PM Feb 2013

Fla. man arrested after pocket-dialing 911

ORANGE CITY, Fla. (AP) - A conversation with two passengers landed an Orange City tow truck driver in jail after his cell phone pocket-dialed 911 and dispatchers listened in.

Authorities say 19-year-old Matthew Dollarhide was surprised when a Volusia County Sheriff's deputy pulled him over on Tuesday and asked why they were talking about selling drugs.

The Daytona Beach News-Journal (http://bit.ly/WhbrCN ) reports deputies were alerted at 9:42 p.m. Tuesday and sent to a location where dispatchers said the phone signal was coming from. From the conversation, dispatchers learned that they were driving a tow truck and heard the name Harry. Deputies pulled over a Harry's Towing truck moments later.

http://www.nbc-2.com/story/20880162/fla-man-arrested-after-pocket-dialing-911

Gotta watch them cell phones in your pocket.

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Fla. man arrested after pocket-dialing 911 (Original Post) William769 Feb 2013 OP

If it's just that---tlaking about it.. trumad Feb 2013 #1

I think he was arrested because of what they found in the truck. William769 Feb 2013 #2

He was arrested for the crack pipe in his possession Lochloosa Feb 2013 #3

It will get tossed out quickly Flashmann Feb 2013 #4

All they needed was probably cause to pull them over. Robb Feb 2013 #7

I have pocket dialed 911 Broken_Hero Feb 2013 #5

I believe you are correct a locked key pad does not prevent dialing 911. William769 Feb 2013 #6

on my phone, if you hold down 9 it will dial 911 ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2013 #9

Now thats priceless! William769 Feb 2013 #10

when i realized what was going on ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2013 #11

"He told police the pipe belonged to his father." DollarBillHines Feb 2013 #8

trumad

(41,692 posts)

1. If it's just that---tlaking about it..

Reply to William769 (Original post)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 01:37 PM

Feb 2013

It will get tossed out quickly.

William769

(55,147 posts)

2. I think he was arrested because of what they found in the truck.

Reply to trumad (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 01:40 PM

Feb 2013

Lochloosa

(16,066 posts)

3. He was arrested for the crack pipe in his possession

Reply to trumad (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 01:40 PM

Feb 2013

Flashmann

(2,140 posts)

4. It will get tossed out quickly

Reply to trumad (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 01:41 PM

Feb 2013

Can't 2 or more people discussing an illegal activity be construed as a conspiracy??

I'm not saying I agree with that,in this case,anyway,just that that is what I've been told,many times....

*ETA*.....Posted before seeing this:.....He was arrested for the crack pipe in his possession

Robb

(39,665 posts)

7. All they needed was probably cause to pull them over.

Reply to trumad (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 01:46 PM

Feb 2013

If the guy then consented to a search, that's that.

Broken_Hero

(59,305 posts)

5. I have pocket dialed 911

Reply to William769 (Original post)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 01:42 PM

Feb 2013

about two Xmas's ago. I got a rather heavy bookshelf for my mother in law and I had to man handle the shelf a bit to get it into the truck. About 30 seconds later, before I even got close to opening the truck door I got a call on my phone from a weird number, and it was 911 dispatch asking if everything was okay. I was surprised that I pocked dialed because the phone key pad was still "locked" and I told the dispatch everything was okay, gave her my location and what caused the pocket dial. It was a weird experience, I didn't know you could pocket dial 911 while your phone key pad was locked.

William769

(55,147 posts)

6. I believe you are correct a locked key pad does not prevent dialing 911.

Reply to Broken_Hero (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 01:44 PM

Feb 2013

ProdigalJunkMail

(12,017 posts)

9. on my phone, if you hold down 9 it will dial 911

Reply to William769 (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 05:41 PM

Feb 2013

my 4 year old daughter did it when i handed her my locked phone and the next thing i know she is having a conversation with someone and answering questions. i thought she was having a special moment until she started saying our address...

sP

ON EDIT : this was several years and a couple of phones ago...

William769

(55,147 posts)

10. Now thats priceless!

Reply to ProdigalJunkMail (Reply #9)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 05:42 PM

Feb 2013

I'm sure the person on the other end understood (at least I hope so).

ProdigalJunkMail

(12,017 posts)

11. when i realized what was going on

Reply to William769 (Reply #10)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 05:46 PM

Feb 2013

i got the phone from her (not knowing she was talking to dispatch) and I had to start answering questions. I asked them if they needed to send a car and i would offer a beverage to the responding officer and she laughed and said something to the effect of, "well, I guess if you were a bad guy you wouldn't be ASKING for the police to come" and she thanked me and hung up.

sP

DollarBillHines

(1,922 posts)

8. "He told police the pipe belonged to his father."

Reply to William769 (Original post)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 05:25 PM

Feb 2013

I'll bet the Dollarhide residence is quite the merry place today.

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