Fri Feb 1, 2013, 12:35 PM

William769 (30,438 posts)

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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11 replies	Author	Time	Post
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

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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 12:37 PM

trumad (34,443 posts)

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

It will get tossed out quickly.

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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 12:40 PM

William769 (30,438 posts)

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

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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 12:40 PM

Lochloosa (7,765 posts)

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

Last edited Fri Feb 1, 2013, 12:41 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 12:41 PM

Flashmann (1,940 posts)

4. It will get tossed out quickly

Last edited Fri Feb 1, 2013, 12:42 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

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

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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 12:46 PM

Robb (38,336 posts)

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

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

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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 12:42 PM

Broken_Hero (58,996 posts)

5. I have pocket dialed 911

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.

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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 12:44 PM

William769 (30,438 posts)

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

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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 04:41 PM

ProdigalJunkMail (10,061 posts)

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

Last edited Fri Feb 1, 2013, 04:46 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

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...

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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 04:42 PM

William769 (30,438 posts)

10. Now thats priceless!

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

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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 04:46 PM

ProdigalJunkMail (10,061 posts)

11. when i realized what was going on

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

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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 04:25 PM

DollarBillHines (1,922 posts)

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

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

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